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Summary of recommendations on the use and reporting of race, ethnicity, and ancestry in genomics research.
Summary of recommendations on the use and reporting of race, ethnicity, and ancestry in genomics research.
Pre-print: Recommendations on the use and reporting of race, ethnicity, and ancestry in genetic research: experiences from the NHLBI Trans-Omics for Precision Medicine (TOPMed) program
ArXiv.org,

Commentary and concrete recommendations on the use and reporting of race, ethnicity, and ancestry across the arc of genetic research, including terminology, data harmonization, analysis, and reporting.

Painting of woolly mammoth
Painting of woolly mammoth
Scientists document life of Alaskan wooly mammoth using his tusk
ABC News Times,

Amy Willis was part of the international research team that reconstructed incredible details about the life of a woolly mammoth using isotope and genetic data. 

Photo of section of Denisovan finger
Photo of section of Denisovan finger
Scientists Have Discovered a Hotspot of Denisovan Ancestors
Gizmodo,

Sharon Browning is quoted about new research published in Current Biology that shows the Ayta Magbukun have retained around 5% of their Denisovan ancestry.

Researcher Karen Spaleta prepares a piece of the tusk for the isotopic analyses that revealed the full life history of a woolly mammoth.
Researcher Karen Spaleta prepares a piece of the tusk for the isotopic analyses that revealed the full life history of a woolly mammoth.
Ice Age mammoth’s life story reconstructed in stunning detail
National Geographic,

Story highlights new study examining the tusk of a woolly mammoth that lived about 17,000 years ago. Amy Willis, a core faculty member in UW Biostatistics was a member of the international team that  uncovered details about the animal's activities from birth to death. The team retraced its footsteps across Ice Age Alaska over 28 years, marking the first time scientists have been able to reconstruct a mammoth’s life history in such fine detail.

Woolly mammoth thumb
Woolly mammoth thumb
A Woolly Mammoth's Tusks Reveal a Map of Where it Roamed in Life
The New York Times,

New study co-authored by Biostatistics faculty member Amy Willis is featured, explaining how an international team of scientists used a statistical model to reconstruct the lifetime travel patterns of a woolly mammoth.