Areas of Focus
- Research on physical anthropology of ancient and modern Chinese populations
- Genetic basis of human physical phenotypic characteristics
Work Experience
- 1992-1996 - Shandong Weihai Xibo Pharmaceutical Company - Physician
- 1998-1999 - Yamaguchi Prefecture Doi Hama National Museum of Anthropology, Japan - Visiting Scholar
- 1999-2001 - Shanghai Natural History Museum - Assistant Researcher
- 2001 - Fudan University School of Life Sciences - Assistant Researcher
- 2013 - Associate Professor and Master's Supervisor
- 2007-present - Deputy Secretary-General of the Shanghai Anthropological Society
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1992 - Bachelor's Degree in Medicine: Beijing University of Chinese Medicine
- 1999 - Master's Degree in History: Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
- 2015 - PhD in Human Biology: Fudan University
Publications
- Genetic variants associated with skin aging in the Chinese Han population, Gao W#, Tan J#, Hüls A, et al., 2016
- Genome-wide scans reveal variants at EDAR predominantly affecting hair straightness in Han Chinese and Uyghur populations, Wu S#, Tan J#, Yang Y#, et al., 2016
- EDARV370A associated facial characteristics in Uyghur population revealing further pleiotropic effects, Peng Q#, Li J#, Tan J#, et al., 2016
- Variation and signatures of selection on the human face, Guo J#, Tan J#, Yang Y, et al., 2014
- Characteristics of dental morphology in Xinjiang Uyghurs and the correlation with the EDARV370A variant, Tan J#, Peng Q#, Li J, et al., 2014
- Detecting genetic association of common human facial morphological variation using high density 3D image registration, Peng S#, Tan J#, Hu S, et al., 2013
- The adaptive variant EDARV370A is associated with straight hair in East Asians, Tan J#, Yang Y#, Tang K, et al., 2013
- Craniometrical evidence for population admixture between Eastern and Western Eurasians in Bronze Age southwest Xinjiang, Tan J#, Li L, Zhang J, et al., 2013