Postdoctoral Resarch Fellowship in Biological Informatics for FY 2000

本行动资助2000年美国国家科学基金会生物信息学博士后研究奖学金。这项研究和培训计划是在人口遗传学领域，题为“利用当前DNA多态性数据推断过去的人口统计”。目前正在使用统计分析和广泛的计算机模拟来确定哪些人口统计学模型与现有的DNA多态性数据兼容。这些方法可以回答关于人类种群的重要而有趣的问题，例如他们何时开始扩大规模以及哪些群体彼此密切相关。这些方法一般适用于人口研究。

This action funds an NSF Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Biological Informatics for 2000.The research and training plan is in the area of population genetics and is entitled "Using Current DNA Polymorphism Data to Make Inferences about Past Human Demography." Statistical analyses and extensive computer simulations are being used to determine what models of human demography are compatible with existing DNA polymorphism data. These methods can answer important and interesting questions about human populations such as when did they start to expand in size and which groups are closely related to each other. The methods are generally applicable to population studies.