Tobias Deschner

The paper quantifies iron and neuromelanin in dopaminergic neurons across chimpanzee lifespan, finding stable iron-to-neuromelanin ratios and no evidence of saturation or increased toxicity with age.

This study uses non-invasive genomic sampling to analyze genetic diversity in wild gorillas, revealing population clusters and migration patterns, and predicts geographic origins with high accuracy.

This study identifies local genetic adaptation to habitat in wild chimpanzees, particularly to pathogens like malaria, using newly generated exomes.

This study maps chimpanzee brain development using MRI and histology, finding differences in myelination and iron accumulation compared to humans.

The paper characterizes the genomic diversity of Treponema pallidum subsp. pertenue in non-human primates across sub-Saharan Africa, finding geographic clustering of strains rather than host or symptom-based clades.