Publications
Peer-reviewed research in computational biology, population genetics, and forensic science.
Updated January 2026 — Google Scholar
Journal Articles
* denotes first or corresponding author
STRAF 2: New features and improvements of the STR population data analysis software *
Forensic Science International: Genetics
Genomes of Microtus rodents highlight the importance of olfactory and immune systems in their fast radiation *
Genome Biology and Evolution
A holistic approach for the selection of forensic DNA swabs
Forensic Science International
Human background DNA on stones in an urban environment
Forensic Science International: Genetics
Population genetic analysis of 12 X-chromosomal STRs in a Swiss sample
International Journal of Legal Medicine
fastsimcoal2: demographic inference under complex evolutionary scenarios
Bioinformatics
Recent evolutionary history of tigers highlights contrasting roles of genetic drift and selection
Molecular Biology and Evolution
Expanding the Swiss autosomal marker set to 32 STRs
International Journal of Legal Medicine
Polygenic patterns of adaptive introgression in modern humans are mainly shaped by response to pathogens *
Molecular Biology and Evolution
Relaxed selection during a recent human expansion
Genetics
STRAF—a convenient online tool for STR data evaluation in forensic genetics *
Forensic Science International: Genetics
Detecting gene subnetworks under selection in biological pathways *
Nucleic Acids Research
The summary-likelihood method and its implementation in the Infusion package
Molecular Ecology Resources
The SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics' resources: focus on curated databases
Nucleic Acids Research
Book Chapters
Nothing Stands Still in the Streams of Life *
The Art of Theoretical Biology
PhD Thesis
Detection of polygenic selection from genomic data: new insights into adaptation, introgression and speciation
University of Bern, Switzerland — summa cum laude
Developed novel statistical methods for detecting selection in large-scale genomic datasets, with applications to human evolution and adaptation. Supervisor: Prof. Laurent Excoffier.