Publications

* indicates equal contribution

2024

Sources of gene expression variation in a globally diverse human cohort
Dylan J. Taylor, Surya B. Chhetri, Michael G. Tassia, Arjun Biddanda, Stephanie M. Yan, Genevieve L. Wojcik, Alexis Battle, Rajiv C. McCoy
Nature (2024)
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The Complete Sequence and Comparative Analysis of Ape Sex Chromosomes
Kateryna D. Makova, Brandon D. Pickett, …, Arjun Biddanda, …, Evan E. Eichler, Adam M. Phillippy
Nature (2024)

Distinct positions of genetic and oral histories - Perspectives from India
Arjun Biddanda*, Esha Bandyopadhyay*, Constanza de la Fuente Castro*, David Witonsky, Jose A. Urban Aragon, Nagarjuna Pasupuleti, Renée Fonseca, Suzanne Freilich, Hannah M. Moots, Jovan Stanisavic, Tabitha Willis, Anoushka Menon, Mohammed S. Mustak, Chinnappa Dilip Kodira, Anjaparavanda P. Naren, Mithun Sikdar, Niraj Rai, Maanasa Raghavan
HGG Advances (2024)

2023

Whole-genome sequencing across 449 samples spanning 47 ethnolinguistic groups provides insights into genetic diversity in Nigeria
Esha Joshi, Arjun Biddanda, Jumi Popoola, Aminu Yakubu, Oluyemisi Osakwe, Deliali Attipoe, 54gene Team, NCD-GHS Consortium, Estelle Dogbo, Babatunde Salako, Oyekanmi Nash, Omolola Salako, Olubukunola Oyedele, Golibe Eze-Echesi, Segun Fatumo, Abasi Ene-Obong, Colm O’Dushlaine
Cell Genomics (2023)
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Expanding the stdpopsim species catalog, and lessons learned for realistic genome simulations
M. Elise Lauterbur, Maria Izabel A. Cavassim, …, Arjun Biddanda , …, Peter L. Ralph, Daniel R. Schrider, Ilan Gronau.
eLife (2023)
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Biobank-scale inference of ancestral recombination graphs enables genealogy-based mixed model association of complex traits
Brian C Zhang, Arjun Biddanda, Árni F Gunnarsson, Fergus Cooper, Pier Francesco Palamara
Nature Genetics (2023)
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2022

African-specific alleles modify risk for asthma at the 17q12-q21 locus in African Americans
Charles Washington III, Matthew Dapas, Arjun Biddanda, Kevin M Magnaye, … , Christopher G McKennan, Carole Ober
Genome Medicine (2022)
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Properties of Two-Locus Genealogies and Linkage Disequilibrium in Temporally Structured Samples
Arjun Biddanda, Matthias Steinrücken, John Novembre
Genetics (2022)
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2020

Geographic patterns of human allele frequency variation - a variant-centric perspective
Arjun Biddanda, Daniel P Rice, John Novembre
eLife (2020)
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2018

Genomic history of the Sardinian population
Charleston W K Chiang, Joseph H Marcus, Carlo Sidore, Arjun Biddanda, Hussein Al-Asadi, Magdalena Zoledziewska, Maristella Pitzalis, Fabio Busonero, Andrea Maschio, Giorgio Pistis, Maristella Steri, Andrea Angius, Kirk E Lohmueller, Gonçalo R Abecasis, David Schlessinger, Francesco Cucca, John Novembre
Nature Genetics (2018)
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The first horse herders and the impact of early Bronze Age steppe expansions into Asia
Peter de Barros Damgaard, Rui Martiniano, Jack Kamm, Jose Victor Moreno-Mayar, Guus Kroonen, Michael Peyrot, Gojko Barjamovic, Simon Rasmussen, Claus Zacho, Nurbol Baimukhanov, Victor Zaibert, Victor Merz, Arjun Biddanda, Ilja Merz, Vareriy Loman, Valeriy Evdokimov, Emma Usmanova, …, Richard Durbin, Eske Willerslev
Science (2018)

2016

The genetic history of Cochin Jews from India
Yedael Y. Waldman, Arjun Biddanda, Maya Dubrovsky, Christopher L. Campbell, Carole Oddoux, Eitan Friedman, Gil Atzmon, Eran Halperin, Harry Ostrer, Alon Keinan
Human Genetics (2016)

The genetics of Bene Israel from India Reveals Both Substantial Jewish and Indian Ancestry
Yedael Y. Waldman*, Arjun Biddanda*, Natalie R. Davidson, Paul Billing-Ross, Maya Dubrovsky, Christopher L. Campbell, Carole Oddoux, Eitan Friedman, Gil Atzmon, Eran Halperin, Harry Ostrer, Alon Keinan
Plos One (2016)

2015

XWAS - A Software Toolset for Genetic Data Analysis and Association Studies of the X Chromosome
Feng Gao*, Diana Chang*, Arjun Biddanda*, Li Ma, Yingjie Guo, Zilu Zhou, Alon Keinan
Journal of Heredity (2015)
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Technical Reports

A survey of proteomic variation across two ethnic groups in Nigeria and its relationship to obesity risk
Arjun Biddanda, Karen Perez de Arce, Golibe Eze-Echesi, Chiamaka Nwuba, Yusuf Ibrahim, Olubukunola Oyedele, Esha Joshi, Boladale Alalade, Olanrewaju Ajayi, Chidimma Nwatu, Aminu Yakubu, Abasi Ene-Obong, Jumi Popoola, Colm O’Dushlaine, Peter Fekkes
Report (2022)
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