Keith D. Harris

Contrasting effects of forest fragmentation on the genetics and microbiomes of an endangered arboreal primate

This study examines how forest fragmentation affects the genetics and microbiomes of black howler monkeys, finding contrasting patterns where genetic diversity increases in fragmented areas while microbiome diversity decreases.

Drivers of immune-related genetic variation across human populations

The paper investigates how immune-related genetic variation in humans is shaped by ecological and cultural factors by analyzing MHC diversity across global populations.

Optimal release of gene drives in population connectivity networks

The paper develops a framework to model gene drive spread in population networks and identifies network centrality measures that influence deployment outcomes.

Predicting the direction of phenotypic difference

The paper introduces a method to predict the direction of phenotypic differences between individuals using genomic data, achieving over 90% accuracy in many cases.

Genomic signatures of increasing disease burden in recent prehistory

The paper analyzes ancient genomic data to show increased disease burden in human populations over the past 12,000 years, linked to cultural shifts and domestication.

DORA: an interactive map for the visualization and analysis of ancient human DNA and associated data

DORA is an interactive tool that integrates and visualizes ancient human DNA data with metadata and other layers, enabling analysis of spatiotemporal population genomic data.