Yoav Ram

Collective Posterior Inference from Highly Variable Empirical Replicates

The paper introduces a method for fast and robust collective posterior inference from multiple noisy replicates, achieving state-of-the-art accuracy and efficiency.

Inferring viral proteins that act as public goods during coinfection

The paper infers viral proteins acting as public goods during coinfection in bacteriophage MS2 using experimental evolution data and Bayesian inference.

Evolution of Menopause and the Mamas Boy Hypothesis

The paper develops a kin-selection model to test whether menopause evolves through its effects on survival, fecundity, and indirect fitness benefits, supporting the 'mamas boy hypothesis'.

Segmental copy number amplifications are more stable than aneuploidies in the absence of selection

This study shows segmental copy number amplifications are more stable than aneuploidies when selection pressure is removed, with aneuploidies reverting quickly and losing fitness.

Template switching during DNA replication is a prevalent source of adaptive gene amplification

The paper investigates how genomic architecture influences the formation and fitness of adaptive copy number variants (CNVs) in yeast, finding that template switching during DNA replication is a common mechanism for CNV generation.

Adaptive social contact rates induce complex dynamics during epidemics

This paper develops a model of adaptive social contact rates during epidemics, showing complex dynamics including oscillations and multiple peaks under parameter changes.

Predicting microbial relative growth in a mixed culture from growth curve data

The paper predicts microbial relative growth in mixed cultures using growth curve data and validates it with E. coli experiments.