We’re excited to announce that our lab is now an affiliate of the Human Genome Sciences graduate track, part of the Yale combined program in Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS), the admission gateway to a Ph.D in nearly all bioscience disciplines at Yale....
Max comes to us from Princeton Day School, where he studied biology from 2022 on. His project focuses on recovering elusive ancient human DNA from Stone Age Mongolian sediments. Working closely with Mike, he will process multiple sediment samples to maximize DNA...
Diyendo has contributed a new Journal Club commentary to Nature Reviews Genetics, titled “A crossroads in the timeline of human evolution.” The piece reflects on the studies that sequenced ancient DNA from the Sima de los Huesos hominins, a breakthrough that pushed...
We’ve got a new lab member—YAAAAAYY!!! 🎉 Today, we’re excited to welcome Misheelt Bayarsaikhan, a recent graduate from the Institute of Archaeology at the Mongolian Academy of Sciences, who’s joining us as a postbac researcher. Misheelt will dive into all things...
We’re excited to share that the preview written by Shahar and Diyendo, “Double or Nothing – Ancient Duplications in the Amylase Locus Drove Human Adaptation”, is now published in Cell Genomics! This piece offers both a sneak peek and commentary on the article,...
We’re excited to share that Diyendo has been selected as one of the 40 2024 NIH New Innovator Awardees! This amazing recognition comes with substantial funding to support the lab’s groundbreaking research into the Human Evolutionary trajectory in Eastern...
