The laboratory was founded in  1979.

Human Gene Pools and Genogeoraphy Atlas

Olga V. Zhukova, Dr.Biol.Sci (Head)

Staff:

Aleksey N.Evsukov, PhD

Oksana Yu. Naumova. PhD

Sergey YU. Rychkov, PhD

Irina Yu. Morozova, PhD

Genetic Software

Cartographic analysis in population genetics

Evaluation of genetic distances

 

Selected publications:

Rychkov Sergei, Naumova Oksana, Evsyukov Alexei, Morozova Irina, Shneider Yuri and Zhukova Olga Genetic Diversity of Population of Russia: Gene Pool and Genegeography / in “Genetic Diversity.” / F. Columbus (Eds)/ NY: Nova Publishers. 2009. Ch.6. P. 149-178.

Kidd K.K., Pakstis A.J., Speed W.C., Grigorenko E.L., Kajuna S.L.B., Karoma N.J., Kungulilo S., Kim J-J., Lu R-B., Odunsi A., Okonofua F., Parnas J., Schulz L.O., Zhukova O.V., and Kidd J. Developing a SNP Panel for Forensic Identification of Individuals // Forensic Science International.  2006. V.164. No.1. P.20-32.

L. Roewer, S. Willuweit, C. Kr?ger, M. Nagy, S. Rychkov, I. Morozowa, O. Naumova, Yu. Schneider, O. Zhukova, M. Stoneking, I. Nasidze. Analysis of Y chromosome STR haplotypes in the European part of Russia reveals high diversities but non-significant genetic distances between populations // Intern. J. Legal. Med. 2008. Vol. 122. P. 219-223.

Fechner A, Quinque D, Rychkov S, Morozowa I, Naumova O, Schneider Yu, Willuweit S, Zhukova O, Roewer L, Stoneking M, Nasidze I. Boundaries and clines in the West Eurasian Y-chromosome landscape: Insights from the European part of Russia // Am. J. Phys. Anthropology. 2008. Vol. 137. P. 41-47.

Nasidze I., Quinque D., Rahmani M., Ali Alemohamad S., Asadova P., Zhukova O., and Stoneking M. MtDNA and Y-chromosome Variation in the Talysh of Iran and Azerbaijan. // Am. J. Phys. Anthropology. 2009. Vol. 138. P. 82-89.

Donnelly Michael P., Paschou Peristera, Grigorenko Elena, Gurwitz David, Mehdi Syed Qasim, Kajuna Sylvester L.B., Barta Csaba, Kungulilo Selemani, Karoma N.J., Lu Ru-Band, Zhukova Olga V., Kim Jong-Jin, Comas David, Sinicalco Marcello, New Maria, Li Peining, Li Hui, Speed William C., Rajeevan Haseena, Pakstis Andrew, Kidd Judith R., Kidd Kenneth K. The Distribution and Most Recent Common Ancestor of the 17q21 Inversion in Humans // Am. J. Hum. Genet. 2010. V.86. P.161-171.

Stepanov Vadim A., Melnikov Alexander V., Lash-Zavada Andrey Yu., Kharkov Vladimir N., Borinskaya Svetlana A., Tyazhelova Tatiana V., Zhukova Olga V., Schneider Yuri V., Shil’nikova Irina N., Puzyrev Valery P., Rybakova Anna A., Yankovsky Nikolai K. Genetic variability of 15 autosomal STR loci in Russian populations //Legal Medicine. 2010. Vol. 12. P. 256–258.