World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!

D-Index & Metrics

Genetics

D-Index
81
Citations
66452
World Ranking
1488
National Ranking
695

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2019 - Curt Stern Award, American Society of Human Genetics
  • 2017 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2009 - National Institutes of Health Director's Pioneer Award

Overview

Sarah A. Tishkoff is affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania in the United States. Their work spans multiple aspects of genetics, molecular biology, and medicine, with a particular focus on genetic associations, population diversity, and the intersection of genetics and society.

Their research has contributed to various topics including:

  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Race, Genetics, and Society
  • Forensic and Genetic Research
  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • BRCA gene mutations in cancer
  • Genomics and Rare Diseases
  • Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals

Main fields of study in their work are:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Medicine

Within these fields, they focus on subfields such as:

  • Genetics
  • Molecular Biology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Immunology
  • Cancer Research

Frequent collaborators include:

  • William Beggs
  • Thomas Nyambo
  • Gurja Belay
  • Matthew E.B. Hansen
  • Scott M. Williams

Notable recent papers by Sarah A. Tishkoff include:

  • The road ahead in genetics and genomics, 2020, Nature Reviews Genetics
  • Lifestyle and the presence of helminths is associated with gut microbiome composition in Cameroonians, 2020, Genome biology
  • NIH must confront the use of race in science, 2020, Science
  • Whole-genome sequencing reveals a complex African population demographic history and signatures of local adaptation, 2023, Cell
  • Interaction between host genes and Mycobacterium tuberculosis lineage can affect tuberculosis severity: Evidence for coevolution?, 2020, PLoS Genetics

Sarah A. Tishkoff's research outputs are frequently published in venues such as:

  • The American Journal of Human Genetics
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • Genome biology
  • Cell

Their contributions extend to genetics and molecular biology with an emphasis on understanding genetic diversity and its implications for health and society.

Recognitions received by Sarah A. Tishkoff include:

  • Curt Stern Award, American Society of Human Genetics, 2019
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 2017
  • National Institutes of Health Director's Pioneer Award, 2009

Best Publications

  • A global reference for human genetic variation.

    Adam Auton;Gonçalo R. Abecasis;David M. Altshuler;Richard M. Durbin

  • An integrated map of genetic variation from 1,092 human genomes

    Goncalo R Abecasis;Adam Auton;Lisa D Brooks

  • The Genetic Structure and History of Africans and African Americans

    Sarah A. Tishkoff;Floyd A. Reed;Françoise R. Friedlaender;Christopher Ehret

  • Convergent adaptation of human lactase persistence in Africa and Europe

    Sarah A Tishkoff;Floyd A Reed;Alessia Ranciaro;Alessia Ranciaro;Benjamin F Voight

  • Ancient human genomes suggest three ancestral populations for present-day Europeans

    Iosif Lazaridis;Iosif Lazaridis;Nick Patterson;Alissa Mittnik;Gabriel Renaud

  • The Simons Genome Diversity Project: 300 genomes from 142 diverse populations

    Swapan Mallick;Swapan Mallick;Swapan Mallick;Heng Li;Mark Lipson;Iain Mathieson

  • The Missing Diversity in Human Genetic Studies.

    Giorgio Sirugo;Scott M. Williams;Sarah A. Tishkoff

  • Great ape genetic diversity and population history

    Javier Prado-Martinez;Peter H. Sudmant;Jeffrey M. Kidd;Jeffrey M. Kidd;Heng Li

  • A global reference for human genetic variation

    Adam Auton;Gonçalo R. Abecasis;David M. Altshuler;Richard M. Durbin

  • AFRICAN GENETIC DIVERSITY: Implications for Human Demographic History, Modern Human Origins, and Complex Disease Mapping

    Michael C. Campbell;Sarah A. Tishkoff

  • Global Patterns of Linkage Disequilibrium at the CD4 Locus and Modern Human Origins

    S. A. Tishkoff;E. Dietzsch;W. Speed;A. J. Pakstis

  • Tracing the peopling of the world through genomics

    Rasmus Nielsen;Joshua M. Akey;Mattias Jakobsson;Jonathan K. Pritchard

  • Haplotype Diversity and Linkage Disequilibrium at Human G6PD: Recent Origin of Alleles That Confer Malarial Resistance

    Sarah A. Tishkoff;Robert Varkonyi;Nelie Cahinhinan;Salem Abbes

  • Microcephalin, a Gene Regulating Brain Size, Continues to Evolve Adaptively in Humans

    Patrick D. Evans;Sandra L. Gilbert;Nitzan Mekel-Bobrov;Eric J. Vallender

  • Implications of biogeography of human populations for 'race' and medicine.

    Sarah A Tishkoff;Kenneth K Kidd

  • Ongoing adaptive evolution of ASPM, a brain size determinant in Homo sapiens.

    Nitzan Mekel-Bobrov;Sandra L. Gilbert;Patrick D. Evans;Eric J. Vallender

  • Taking race out of human genetics

    Michael Yudell;Dorothy Roberts;Rob DeSalle;Sarah Tishkoff

  • Genome-wide patterns of population structure and admixture in West Africans and African Americans

    Katarzyna Bryc;Adam Auton;Matthew R. Nelson;Jorge R. Oksenberg

  • A High-Density Admixture Map for Disease Gene Discovery in African Americans

    Michael W. Smith;Michael W. Smith;Nick Patterson;James A. Lautenberger;Ann L. Truelove;Ann L. Truelove

  • Genetic analysis of African populations: human evolution and complex disease

    Sarah A. Tishkoff;Scott M. Williams

Frequent Co-Authors

David Reich
David Reich Harvard Medical School
Scott M. Williams
Scott M. Williams Case Western Reserve University
Richard Villems
Richard Villems University of Tartu
Swapan Mallick
Swapan Mallick Harvard Medical School
Kenneth K. Kidd
Kenneth K. Kidd Yale University
Giorgio Sirugo
Giorgio Sirugo University of Pennsylvania
Ene Metspalu
Ene Metspalu University of Tartu
Michael F. Hammer
Michael F. Hammer University of Arizona
E. K. Khusnutdinova
E. K. Khusnutdinova Russian Academy of Sciences

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

If you're interested in studying Genetics, several related online degrees and flexible education options can help expand your career pathways. For those looking to enter the healthcare field with a focus outside traditional research, online schools for medical billing and coding offer accredited programs that can lead to in-demand careers in healthcare administration.

Time and flexibility are important factors to consider. Students who wish to graduate faster can explore fast track bachelor's degree online programs, which allow you to complete your education in less time. Additionally, many accredited self-paced online colleges enable independent learners to move through courses at their own speed while balancing work or family commitments.

For those concerned about upfront costs, consider researching no application fee colleges to reduce the financial barriers to getting started. With the variety of accredited online options now available, pursuing a career in genetics or related healthcare roles is more accessible than ever.

Best Scientists Citing Sarah A. Tishkoff

Trending Scientists