Dr Daniel Lawson
MSc(Bristol), PhD(Lond.)
Current positions
Interim Director, University Research Institute
Research, Enterprise and InnovationAssociate Professor in Data Science
School of Mathematics
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Research interests
Mathematical techniques
Bayesian modelling
Statistical Genetics
Statistical analysis of Big Data
Statistical methods for intractible models
Dynamical systems and game theory
Networks
Application areas
Genetics
Epidemiology
Historical dynamics
Ecology
Projects and supervisions
Research projects
OCeanic and South East Asian Navigators.
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
School of MathematicsDates
01/01/2020 to 31/12/2023
Thesis supervisions
Publications
Selected publications
01/01/2012Inference of population structure using dense haplotype data
PLoS Genetics
Recent publications
10/01/2024100 ancient genomes show repeated population turnovers in Neolithic Denmark
Nature
Elevated genetic risk for multiple sclerosis emerged in steppe pastoralist populations
Nature
Heritability of complex traits in sub-populations experiencing bottlenecks and growth
Journal of Human Genetics
How admixed captive breeding populations could be rescued using local ancestry information
Molecular Ecology
Population genomics of post-glacial western Eurasia
Nature