Scholar
Laurits Skov
Google Scholar ID: X7Aqz5oAAAAJ
Assistant Professor, Globe Institute, University of Copenhagen
Citations & Impact
Citations
2,277
H-index
17
i10-index
18
Publications
20
Co-authors
14
list available
Publications
Resume
Academic Achievements
- Published work on using HMM to detect archaic introgression; Involved in research regarding Neanderthal communities and the effects of Neanderthal DNA in present-day humans.
Research Experience
- Developed a Hidden Markov Model (HMM) to detect archaic introgression that does not depend on the availability of Neanderthal or Denisova reference genomes; Using ancient DNA from 13 Neanderthals from two sites in Siberia - Chagyrskaya and Okladnikov Cave, was able to give a unique glimpse into what a Neanderthal family might have looked like; By studying 27,566 Icelanders, detected evidence of both Neanderthal and Denisovan introgression and used electronic health records from these individuals to detect the health impact of Neanderthal introgression in people today.
Background
- Interested in developing new ways of studying human evolution. Developed new methods for identifying Neanderthal and Denisovan DNA in modern human genomes and studied the first Neanderthal community using ancient DNA. Currently an Assistant Professor at Section for Molecular ecology and evolution, Globe institute, Københavns universitet, Danmark.
Miscellany
- Contact: laurits dot skov at sund dot ku dot dk (check daily); Github: https://github.com/LauritsSkov; Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=X7Aqz5oAAAAJ&hl=en; Bluesky: @lauritsskov.bsky.social
