Research Summary
Addresses questions related to recent human evolution -- in particular the evolution that took place during and after the spread of anatomically modern humans across the globe. Some of the phenotypes he focuses on include skin pigmentation and voice pitch.
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Recent Publications
Quantitative analysis of facial shape in children to support respirator design
Nemeth, C., Hoskens, H., Wilson, G., Jones, M., DiPietrantonio, J., Salami, B., Harnish, D., Claes, P., Weinberg, S. M., Shriver, M. D. & Hallgrímsson, B., Jan 2025, In: Applied Ergonomics. 122, 104375.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
A Functional Linear Regression for High-Resolution 3D Faces
Kang, H., Reimherr, M. L., Shriver, M. & Claes, P., Dec 2024, In: Stat. 13, 4, e70022.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The Trotter collection: A review of Mildred Trotter's hair research and an update for studies of human variation
Koch, S. L., Zaidi, A., González, T., Shriver, M. D. & Jablonski, N. G., Jul 2024, In: American Journal of Biological Anthropology. 184, 3, e24930.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Syndrome-informed phenotyping identifies a polygenic background for achondroplasia-like facial variation in the general population
Vanneste, M., Hoskens, H., Goovaerts, S., Matthews, H., Devine, J., Aponte, J. D., Cole, J., Shriver, M., Marazita, M. L., Weinberg, S. M., Walsh, S., Richmond, S., Klein, O. D., Spritz, R. A., Peeters, H., Hallgrímsson, B. & Claes, P., Dec 2024, In: Nature communications. 15, 1, 10458.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Mapping genes for human face shape: Exploration of univariate phenotyping strategies
Yuan, M., Goovaerts, S., Vanneste, M., Matthews, H., Hoskens, H., Richmond, S., Klein, O. D., Spritz, R. A., Hallgrimsson, B., Walsh, S., Shriver, M. D., Shaffer, J. R., Weinberg, S. M., Peeters, H. & Claes, P., Dec 2024, In: PLoS computational biology. 20, 12, e1012617.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The Legacy of Infectious Disease Exposure on the Genomic Diversity of Indigenous Southern Mexicans
Garcia, O. A., Arslanian, K., Whorf, D., Thariath, S., Shriver, M., Li, J. Z. & Bigham, A. W., Mar 1 2023, In: Genome biology and evolution. 15, 3, evad015.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Joint multi-ancestry and admixed GWAS reveals the complex genetics behind human cranial vault shape
Goovaerts, S., Hoskens, H., Eller, R. J., Herrick, N., Musolf, A. M., Justice, C. M., Yuan, M., Naqvi, S., Lee, M. K., Vandermeulen, D., Szabo-Rogers, H. L., Romitti, P. A., Boyadjiev, S. A., Marazita, M. L., Shaffer, J. R., Shriver, M. D., Wysocka, J., Walsh, S., Weinberg, S. M. & Claes, P., Dec 2023, In: Nature communications. 14, 1, 7436.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Human scalp hair as a thermoregulatory adaptation
Lasisi, T., Smallcombe, J. W., Larry Kenney, W., Shriver, M. D., Zydney, B., Jablonski, N. G. & Havenith, G., 2023, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 120, 24, e2301760120.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
netMUG: a novel network-guided multi-view clustering workflow for dissecting genetic and facial heterogeneity
Li, Z., Melograna, F., Hoskens, H., Duroux, D., Marazita, M. L., Walsh, S., Weinberg, S. M., Shriver, M. D., Müller-Myhsok, B., Claes, P. & Van Steen, K., 2023, In: Frontiers in Genetics. 14, 1286800.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Using data-driven phenotyping to investigate the impact of sex on 3D human facial surface morphology
Matthews, H. S., Mahdi, S., Penington, A. J., Marazita, M. L., Shaffer, J. R., Walsh, S., Shriver, M. D., Claes, P. & Weinberg, S. M., Aug 2023, In: Journal of Anatomy. 243, 2, p. 274-283 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Exploring regional aspects of 3D facial variation within European individuals
Wilke, F., Herrick, N., Matthews, H., Hoskens, H., Singh, S., Shaffer, J. R., Weinberg, S. M., Shriver, M. D., Claes, P. & Walsh, S., Dec 2023, In: Scientific reports. 13, 1, 3708.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Hybrid autoencoder with orthogonal latent space for robust population structure inference
Yuan, M., Hoskens, H., Goovaerts, S., Herrick, N., Shriver, M. D., Walsh, S. & Claes, P., Dec 2023, In: Scientific reports. 13, 1, 2612.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Matching 3D Facial Shape to Demographic Properties by Geometric Metric Learning: A Part-Based Approach
Mahdi, S. S., Nauwelaers, N., Joris, P., Bouritsas, G., Gong, S., Walsh, S., Shriver, M. D., Bronstein, M. & Claes, P., Apr 1 2022, In: IEEE Transactions on Biometrics, Behavior, and Identity Science. 4, 2, p. 163-172 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Decoding the Human Face: Progress and Challenges in Understanding the Genetics of Craniofacial Morphology
Naqvi, S., Hoskens, H., Wilke, F., Weinberg, S. M., Shaffer, J. R., Walsh, S., Shriver, M. D., Wysocka, J. & Claes, P., Aug 31 2022, In: Annual Review of Genomics and Human Genetics. 23, p. 383-412 30 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Effects of Male Facial Masculinity on Perceived Attractiveness
Ekrami, O., Claes, P., Shriver, M. D., Weinberg, S. M., Marazita, M. L., Walsh, S. & Van Dongen, S., Mar 2021, In: Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology. 7, 1, p. 73-88 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review