Divyaratan Popli
Doctoral student
Department of Evolutionary Genetics
Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
Deutscher Platz 6
04103 Leipzig
phone: +49 (0) 341 3550 525
e-mail:
divyaratan_popli@[>>> Please remove the text! <<<]eva.mpg.de
Research Interests
I am interested in developing statistical models and bioinformatic tools to answer questions about the relationships of our ancestors using ancient DNA. In the last few decades, extensive genomic data have been collected from thousands of archaeological remains, and the pool of ancient organic materials suitable for genome sequencing is continuously expanding. Familial relatedness of ancient individuals can provide insights into their culture and social hierarchy, and is relevant for downstream genetic analyses. Similarly, genetic relatedness between populations is informative about structure and past admixtures. However, estimating relatedness on either family or population level from ancient DNA is difficult due to low-coverage, ascertainment bias, or contamination from various sources. My PhD thesis under the supervision of Peter F. Stadler and Benjamin M. Peter therefore focuses on developing new methods to study relatedness taking these issues into account.
Curriculum Vitae
Current Position
| 10/2018 -Present | PhD student at the Department of Evolutionary Genetics, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig Title: ”Estimating relatedness with ancient DNA”. Supervisors: Peter Stadler, Benjamin M. Peter |
Education
| 07/2014 - 02/2017 | Master of Science in Biological Sciences, Specialization in Molecular Biophysics Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore Title: “Effect of Ultrasound on Neuronal Network Communication” Supervisor: Sujit K. Sikdar, Bharadwaj Amrutur |
| 07/2010 - 05/2014 | Bachelor of Technology in Biological Sciences and Bioengineering Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur |
Additional Research Experience
| 05/2013 - 07/2013 | Research project in Cognitive Neuroscience Center, University of Amsterdam Title: “Relationship between Task-Unrelated Thoughts and pupil diameter”. Supervisor: Birte Forstmann |
| 12/2012 - 01/2013 | Research project in National Brain Research Center, India Title: “In silico analysis of miRNA-target interaction”. Supervisor: Sourav Banerjee |
Publications
Gnecchi Ruscone, G. A., Rácz, Z., Samu, L., Szeniczey, T., Faragó, N., Knipper, C., Friedrich, R., Zlámalová, D., Traverso, L., Liccardo, S., Wabnitz, S., Popli, D. R., Wang, K., Radzeviciute, R., Gulyás, B., Koncz, I., Balogh, C., Lezsák, G. M., Mácsai, V., Bunbury, M. M. E., Spekker, O., le Roux, P., Szécsényi-Nagy, A., Mende, B. G., Colleran, H., Hajdu, T., Geary, P., Pohl, W., Vida, T., Krause, J., & Hofmanová, Z. (2024). Network of large pedigrees reveals social practices of Avar communities (advance online). Nature. |
Open AccessPopli, D., Peyrégne, S., & Peter, B. M. (2023). KIN: a method to infer relatedness from low-coverage ancient DNA. Genome Biology, 24: 10. |
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Popli, D., Peyrégne, S., & Peter, B. M. (2023). Estimating genetic relatedness from ancient DNA. In H. Meller, J. Krause, W. Haak, & R. Risch ( |
Skov, L., Peyrégne, S., Popli, D. R., Iasi, L. N., Devièse, T., Slon, V., Zavala, E. I., Hajdinjak, M., Sümer, A., Grote, S., Bossoms Mesa, A., López Herráez, D., Nickel, B., Nagel, S., Richter, J., Essel, E., Gansauge, M.-T., Schmidt, A., Korlević, P., Comeskey, D., Derevianko, A. P., Kharevich, A., Markin, S. V., Talamo, S., Douka, K., Krajcarz, M. T., Roberts, R. G., Higham, T., Viola, B., Krivoshapkin, A. I., Kolobova, K. A., Kelso, J., Meyer, M., Pääbo, S., & Peter, B. M. (2022). Genetic insights into the social organization of Neanderthals. Nature, 610, 519-525. |