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Rene J. Herrera is a researcher affiliated with Colorado College in the United States. Their work spans multiple disciplines, primarily focusing on topics within biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, as well as social sciences and earth and planetary sciences. The scientist's publications cover subfields including genetics, anthropology, paleontology, archeology, and geography, planning, and development.

Herrera's research topics address a range of areas such as:

  • Pleistocene-Era hominins and archaeology
  • Forensic and genetic research
  • Forensic anthropology and bioarchaeology studies
  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
  • Pacific and Southeast Asian studies
  • Evolution and paleontology studies

Their recent papers demonstrate an engagement with population genetics and human dispersal patterns. These include:

  • Genetic characterization of populations in the Marquesas Archipelago in the context of the Austronesian expansion (2022, Scientific Reports)
  • The Ami and Yami aborigines of Taiwan and their genetic relationship to East Asian and Pacific populations (2021, European Journal of Human Genetics)
  • Bidirectional dispersals during the peopling of the North American Arctic (2023, Scientific Reports)
  • The Y-chromosome of the Soliga, an ancient forest-dwelling tribe of South India (2020, Gene)
  • Delineating the dispersal of Y-chromosome sub-haplogroup O2a2b-P164 among Austronesian-speaking populations (2024, Scientific Reports)

Herrera collaborates frequently with several fellow researchers, including:

  • Ralph Garcia-Bertrand
  • Javier Rodríguez Luis
  • Leire Palencia-Madrid
  • Marian M. de Pancorbo
  • Kai Tätte

Publications by Herrera commonly appear in specific venues, reflecting research fields and collaboration networks. These venues include:

  • Scientific Reports
  • Gene
  • Annals of Human Biology
  • European Journal of Human Genetics
  • Archivos de Zootecnia

Best Publications

  • A Human Genome Diversity Cell Line Panel

    Howard M. Cann;Claudia De Toma;Lucien Cazes;Marie Fernande Legrand

  • The effective mutation rate at Y chromosome short tandem repeats, with application to human population-divergence time.

    Lev A. Zhivotovsky;Peter A. Underhill;Cengiz Cinnioğlu;Manfred Kayser

  • African origin of human-specific polymorphic Alu insertions

    M A Batzer;M Stoneking;M Alegria-Hartman;H Bazan

  • A major Y-chromosome haplogroup R1b Holocene era founder effect in Central and Western Europe.

    Natalie M Myres;Siiri Rootsi;Alice A Lin;Mari Järve

  • Mutations in radial spoke head protein genes RSPH9 and RSPH4A cause primary ciliary dyskinesia with central-microtubular-pair abnormalities

    Victoria H. Castleman;Leila Romio;Rahul Chodhari;Robert A. Hirst

  • The Levant versus the Horn of Africa: Evidence for Bidirectional Corridors of Human Migrations

    Javier R Luis;Javier R Luis;Diane J Rowold;M Regueiro;B Caeiro

  • Separating the post-Glacial coancestry of European and Asian Y chromosomes within haplogroup R1a.

    Peter A. Underhill;Natalie M. Myres;Siiri Rootsi;Siiri Rootsi;Mait Metspalu;Mait Metspalu

  • Genetic variation of recent Alu insertions in human populations

    Mark A. Batzer;Santosh S. Arcot;Joshua W. Phinney;Michelle Alegria-Hartman

  • Association between spindle assembly checkpoint expression and maternal age in human oocytes.

    Nury Steuerwald;Jacques Cohen;Rene J. Herrera;Mireia Sandalinas

  • Characterization of Ancestral and Derived Y-Chromosome Haplotypes of New World Native Populations

    Néstor O. Bianchi;Cecilia I. Catanesi;Graciela Bailliet;Verónica L. Martinez-Marignac

  • The phylogenetic and geographic structure of Y-chromosome haplogroup R1a.

    Peter A Underhill;G David Poznik;Siiri Rootsi;Mari Järve

  • The Himalayas as a directional barrier to gene flow.

    Tenzin Gayden;Alicia M. Cadenas;Maria Regueiro;Nanda B. Singh;Nanda B. Singh

  • Reconciling migration models to the Americas with the variation of North American native mitogenomes

    Alessandro Achilli;Ugo A. Perego;Ugo A. Perego;Hovirag Lancioni;Anna Olivieri

  • Alu elements and the human genome

    Diane J. Rowold;Rene J. Herrera

  • Amplification dynamics of human-specific (HS) alu family members

    M. A. Batzer;V. A. Gudi;J. C. Mena;David W. Foltz

  • Analysis of gene expression in single oocytes and embryos by real-time rapid cycle fluorescence monitored RT-PCR.

    Nury Steuerwald;Jacques Cohen;Rene J.Herrera;Carol A.Brenner

  • Y-chromosomal diversity in Lebanon is structured by recent historical events.

    Pierre A. Zalloua;Yali Xue;Jade Khalife;Nadine Makhoul

  • Iran: tricontinental nexus for Y-chromosome driven migration.

    M. Regueiro;A.M. Cadenas;T. Gayden;P.A. Underhill

  • Y-chromosome diversity characterizes the Gulf of Oman

    Alicia M Cadenas;Lev A Zhivotovsky;Luca L Cavalli-Sforza;Peter A Underhill

  • Distinguishing the co-ancestries of haplogroup G Y-chromosomes in the populations of Europe and the Caucasus.

    Siiri Rootsi;Natalie M Myres;Alice A Lin;Mari Järve;Mari Järve

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter A. Underhill
Peter A. Underhill Stanford University
Mark A. Batzer
Mark A. Batzer Louisiana State University
Prescott L. Deininger
Prescott L. Deininger Tulane University
Richard Villems
Richard Villems University of Tartu
Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza
Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza Stanford University
Ornella Semino
Ornella Semino University of Pavia
Mark Stoneking
Mark Stoneking Max Planck Society
E. K. Khusnutdinova
E. K. Khusnutdinova Russian Academy of Sciences
Mait Metspalu
Mait Metspalu University of Tartu

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