Dr Xiaoyang Dai
MSci, PhD
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Senior Research Associate in Statistical Genetics
Bristol Medical School (PHS)
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Research interests
My research focuses on methodological and applied questions in genetic epidemiology and statistical genetics, with the overarching aim of improving causal understanding of complex traits and diseases. Across my training and postdoctoral work, I have combined methodological development with large-scale genomic data analysis and interdisciplinary collaboration. My research spans population genetics, human statistical genetics, functional genomics and causal inference, and centres on the development and application of quantitative approaches to interpret genetic variation and its consequences for complex traits and disease.
Publications
Recent publications
01/03/2023Estimating temporally variable selection intensity from ancient DNA data
Molecular Biology and Evolution
Estimating temporally variable selection intensity from ancient DNA data with the flexibility of modelling linkage and epistasis
Molecular Ecology Resources
Inferring the timing and strength of natural selection and gene migration in the evolution of chicken from ancient DNA data
Molecular Ecology Resources
The role of gene flow and chromosomal instability in shaping the bread wheat genome
Nature Plants
Detecting and quantifying natural selection at two linked loci from time series data of allele frequencies with forward-in-time simulations
Genetics
Thesis
Bayesian methods for inferring selection and demographic from historical and contemporary DNA sequences
Supervisors
Award date
12/05/2020