The lab is part of the Braun School of Public Health of the Faculty of Medicine, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Research interests

We develop methods and theory in statistical and population genetics, with applications to medicine, biology, and history, in particular in the context of the Israeli population. Current research is focused on the following areas.

• Medical genetics
  • Preimplantation genetic testing
  • Genome-wide association studies
  • Polygenic risk scores
• Population genetics
  • Methods for inferring the ancestry and past demography of modern and ancient populations
  • Applications to Ashkenazi Jews and other Israeli populations
  • Genetic genealogy