Connie Mulligan, Ph.D.
Title : Professor and Associate Chair of Department of Anthropology, 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
Turlington Hall, Room B119
PO 117305
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL 32611-7305
Genetics Institute, Room 409
1376 Mowry Road
PO Box 103610
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL 32610-3610
Lab
Genetics Institute, Room 415
Turlington Hall, Room B105
Turlington Office Phone Number: (352) 273-7584
Genetics Institute Office Phone Number: (352) 273-8092
Turlington Lab Phone Number:(352) 294-7565
Genetics Institute Lab Phone Number: (352) 273-8091
Email: cmulligan (@ufl.edu)
