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He Yu
Life Science
Peking University
Beijing
Language: Chinese, English, German
Ancient Dna
High-Throughput Sequencing
Bioinformatics
Genetic History
Eurasia
Hunter-Gatherers
Domestication
Animal Genetics
Population History
Archaeogenetics
Areas of Focus
- Ancient genomics of humans and animals
Work Experience
- 2012 - 2013 Technician, Peking University
- 2018.8 - 2021.5 Postdoctoral Researcher, Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History
- 2021.6 - 2021.11 Postdoctoral Researcher, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
- 2021.12 - Present Researcher, Peking University
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2010 - 2012 Bachelor of History, Peking University
- 2008 - 2012 Bachelor of Biological Sciences, Peking University
- 2013 - 2018 PhD in Zoology, Peking University
Publications
- Palaeogenomics of Upper Palaeolithic to Neolithic European hunter-gatherers, Posth, C.*, Yu, H.*, et al., 2023
- Palaeogenomic analysis of black rat (Rattus rattus) reveals multiple European introductions associated with human economic history, Yu, H.*, Jamieson, A.*, et al., 2022
- Genomic and dietary discontinuities during the Mesolithic and Neolithic in Sicily, Yu, H.*, van de Loosdrecht*, M.S., et al., 2022
- Genomic evidence for the Chinese mountain cat as a wildcat conspecific (Felis silvestris bieti) and its introgression to domestic cats, Yu, H., Xing, Y.-T., et al., 2021
- Paleolithic to Bronze Age Siberians Reveal Connections with First Americans and across Eurasia, Yu, H., Spyrou, M.A., et al., 2020
Awards
- 2022 Boya Young Scholar Award, Peking University
- 2021 Yifang Scholar, Beijing Yifang Public Welfare Foundation
