Areas of Focus
- Genetic analysis of disease and non-disease phenotypes
- Population genetics research
Work Experience
- 1992-1994 - Stanford University School of Medicine - Postdoctoral Researcher
- 1994-1998 - University of Antioquia - Assistant Professor of Biochemistry
- 1998-2000 - Imperial College London - Lecturer
- 2000-2006 - University College London - Lecturer, Senior Lecturer
- 2006-2017 - University College London - Professor, Honorary Professor
- 2017-Present - Fudan University - Distinguished Professor
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1984 - Medical Degree: Universidad del Rosario
- 1987 - Master's Degree in Biochemistry: Université Paris VII
- 1991 - PhD in Genetics: University of Cambridge
Publications
- The Genetic Diversity of the Americas, Adhikari K, Chacon-Duque, Mendoza-Revilla J., Fuentes-Guajardo M., Ruiz-Linares A., 2017
- Admixture in Latin America, Adhikari K, Mendoza-Revilla J, Chacon-Duque JC, Fuentes-Guajardo M & Ruiz-Linares A, 2016
- A genome-wide association scan implicates DCHS2, RUNX2, GLI3, PAX1 and EDAR in human facial variation, Adhikari K, Fuentes-Guajardo M, Quinto-Sanchez M, Mendoza-Revilla J, Camilo Chacon-Duque J, Acuna-Alonzo V, Jaramillo C, Arias W, Lozano RB, Perez GM, Gomez-Valdes J, Villamil-Ramirez H, Hunemeier T, Ramallo V, Silva de Cerqueira CC, Hurtado M, Villegas V, Granja V, Gallo C, Poletti G, Schuler-Faccini L, Salzano FM, Bortolini MC, Canizales-Quinteros S, Cheeseman M, Rosique J, Bedoya G, Rothhammer F, Headon D, Gonzalez-Jose R, Balding D & Ruiz-Linares A, 2016
- A genome-wide association scan in admixed Latin Americans identifies loci influencing facial and scalp hair features, Adhikari K, Fontanil T, Cal S, Mendoza-Revilla J, Fuentes-Guajardo M, Chacon-Duque JC, Al-Saadi F, Johansson JA, Quinto-Sanchez M, Acuna-Alonzo V, Jaramillo C, Arias W, Barquera Lozano R, Macin Perez G, Gomez-Valdes J, Villamil-Ramirez H, Hunemeier T, Ramallo V, Silva de Cerqueira CC, Hurtado M, Villegas V, Granja V, Gallo C, Poletti G, Schuler-Faccini L, Salzano FM, Bortolini MC, Canizales-Quinteros S, Rothhammer F, Bedoya G, Gonzalez-Jose R, Headon D, Lopez-Otin C, Tobin DJ, Balding D & Ruiz-Linares A, 2016
- A genome-wide association study identifies multiple loci for variation in human ear morphology, Adhikari K, Reales G, Smith AJ, Konka E, Palmen J, Quinto-Sanchez M, Acuna-Alonzo V, Jaramillo C, Arias W, Fuentes M, Pizarro M, Barquera Lozano R, Macin Perez G, Gomez-Valdes J, Villamil-Ramirez H, Hunemeier T, Ramallo V, Silva de Cerqueira CC, Hurtado M, Villegas V, Granja V, Gallo C, Poletti G, Schuler-Faccini L, Salzano FM, Bortolini MC, Canizales-Quinteros S, Rothhammer F, Bedoya G, Calderon R, Rosique J, Cheeseman M, Bhutta MF, Humphries SE, Gonzalez-Jose R, Headon D, Balding D & Ruiz-Linares A, 2015
- Admixture in Latin America: geographic structure, phenotypic diversity and self-perception of ancestry based on 7,342 individuals, Ruiz-Linares A, Adhikari K, Acuna-Alonzo V, Quinto-Sanchez M, Jaramillo C, Arias W, Fuentes M, Pizarro M, Everardo P, de Avila F, Gomez-Valdes J, Leon-Mimila P, Hunemeier T, Ramallo V, Silva de Cerqueira CC, Burley MW, Konca E, de Oliveira MZ, Veronez MR, Rubio-Codina M, Attanasio O, Gibbon S, Ray N, Gallo C, Poletti G, Rosique J, Schuler-Faccini L, Salzano FM, Bortolini MC, Canizales-Quinteros S, Rothhammer F, Bedoya G, Balding D & Gonzalez-Jose R, 2014
- How genes have illuminated the history of early Americans and Latino Americans, Ruiz-Linares A, 2014
Awards
- 1986-1988: CESTA fellow of the French Ministry of Research
- 1988-1991: Overseas Research Student (ORS) Award from the Vice-Chancellors and Principals of the Universities of the United Kingdom
- 1993: Genetics Society of America award
- 1995: Ciba (now Novartis) Foundation Fellow
- 2002: Young Investigator Award, The National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression (USA)
- 2002-2005: Editorial board member, Annals of Human Genetics
- 2005-2007: Senior Editor, Annals of Human Genetics
- 2008-2015: Editor in Chief, Annals of Human Genetics
- 2014-2016: Nominations Committee member, American Society of Human Genetics
