Statistical Genetics
Jan 1, 0001
Dr. Michael Salter-Townshend
Assistant Professor of Statistics
My research interests include Statistical Genetics, Network Analysis, Climate Reconstruction, Computational Statistics, Bayesian Statistics.
Related
- New paper: How group structure impacts the numbers at risk for coronary artery disease: polygenic risk scores and nongenetic risk factors in the UK Biobank cohort
- New paper: A simulation study for multifactorial genetic disorders to quantify the impact of polygenic risk scores on critical illness insurance
- Paper out in iScience showing evidence for mitonuclear coevolution in hybrid African cattle
- Paper on Computational modelling of Chromosomally Clustering Protein Domains In Bacteria
- New Paper out in GENETICS
Publications
How group structure impacts the numbers at risk for coronary artery disease: polygenic risk scores and nongenetic risk factors in the UK Biobank cohort
The UK Biobank (UKB) is a large cohort study that recruited over 500,000 British participants aged 40–69 in 2006–2010 at 22 assessment …
Genomic insights into the population history and adaptive traits of Latin American Criollo cattle
Criollo cattle, the descendants of animals brought by Iberian colonists to the Americas, have been the subject of natural and …
A simulation study for multifactorial genetic disorders to quantify the impact of polygenic risk scores on critical illness insurance
With advances in genetic research, the understanding of the genetic structure of disease and the ability to predict disease risk have …
Genome-wide local ancestry and evidence for mitonuclear coadaptation in African hybrid cattle populations (Bos taurus/indicus)
The phenotypic diversity of African cattle reflects adaptation to a wide range of agroecological conditions, human-mediated selection …
Computational modelling of Chromosomally Clustering Protein Domains In Bacteria
Background: In bacteria, genes with related functions - such as those involved in the metabolism of the same compound or in infection …