Connie Mulligan, Ph.D.
Title : Associate Professor of Anthropology and Associate Director of the UF Genetics Institute
Interests : Human genetic variation, genetics of complex disease, New World/Asia colonization, ancient DNA
Programs : Biological Anthropology
Personal Statement
Our lab analyzes human genetic variation in order to reconstruct the evolutionary history and relationships of human populations and human pathogens. Specifically, we are interested in 1) processes of colonization and migration as revealed in East Asia and the New World, 2) biocultural evolution of populations in the Horn of Africa and the Arabian peninsula, 3) identification of genetic variants involved in complex diseases using alcohol dependence as a model system, and 4) use of ancient DNA to reconstruct past genetic diversity and evolutionary history. We assay genetic variants in the mitochondrial genome, the sex chromosomes, and the autosomes in order to provide the most complete and accurate representation of human evolution.
Office
409 Genetics Institute
1376 Mowry Road
PO Box 103610
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL 32610-3610
Phone Number : (352) 273-8092
Email : cmulligan@ufl.edu
