Charting a landmark-driven path forward for population genetics and ancient DNA research in Africa

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dc.citation.firstpage1243en_US
dc.citation.issueNumber7en_US
dc.citation.journalTitleThe American Journal of Human Geneticsen_US
dc.citation.lastpage1251en_US
dc.citation.volumeNumber111en_US
dc.contributor.authorSawchuk, Elizabeth A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorSirak, Kendra A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorManthi, Fredrick K.en_US
dc.contributor.authorNdiema, Emmanuel K.en_US
dc.contributor.authorOgola, Christine A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorPrendergast, Mary E.en_US
dc.contributor.authorReich, Daviden_US
dc.contributor.authorAluvaala, Evaen_US
dc.contributor.authorAyodo, Georgeen_US
dc.contributor.authorBadji, Lamineen_US
dc.contributor.authorBird, Nancyen_US
dc.contributor.authorBlack, Wendyen_US
dc.contributor.authorFregel, Rosaen_US
dc.contributor.authorGachihi, Njerien_US
dc.contributor.authorGibbon, Victoria E.en_US
dc.contributor.authorGidna, Agnessen_US
dc.contributor.authorGoldstein, Steven T.en_US
dc.contributor.authorHamad, Reemen_US
dc.contributor.authorHassan, Hisham Y.en_US
dc.contributor.authorHayes, Vanessa M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorHellenthal, Garretten_US
dc.contributor.authorKebede, Solomonen_US
dc.contributor.authorKurewa, Abdikadiren_US
dc.contributor.authorKusimba, Chapurukhaen_US
dc.contributor.authorKyazike, Elizabethen_US
dc.contributor.authorLane, Paul J.en_US
dc.contributor.authorMacEachern, Scotten_US
dc.contributor.authorMassilani, Diyendoen_US
dc.contributor.authorMbua, Emmaen_US
dc.contributor.authorMorris, Alan G.en_US
dc.contributor.authorMutinda, Christinaen_US
dc.contributor.authorM’Mbogori, Freda Nkiroteen_US
dc.contributor.authorReynolds, Austin W.en_US
dc.contributor.authorTishkoff, Sarahen_US
dc.contributor.authorVilar, Miguelen_US
dc.contributor.authorYimer, Getneten_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-02T13:32:08Zen_US
dc.date.available2024-08-02T13:32:08Zen_US
dc.date.issued2024en_US
dc.description.abstractPopulation history-focused DNA and ancient DNA (aDNA) research in Africa has dramatically increased in the past decade, enabling increasingly fine-scale investigations into the continent’s past. However, while international interest in human genomics research in Africa grows, major structural barriers limit the ability of African scholars to lead and engage in such research and impede local communities from partnering with researchers and benefitting from research outcomes. Because conversations about research on African people and their past are often held outside Africa and exclude African voices, an important step for African DNA and aDNA research is moving these conversations to the continent. In May 2023 we held the DNAirobi workshop in Nairobi, Kenya and here we synthesize what emerged most prominently in our discussions. We propose an ideal vision for population history-focused DNA and aDNA research in Africa in ten years’ time and acknowledge that to realize this future, we need to chart a path connecting a series of “landmarks” that represent points of consensus in our discussions. These include effective communication across multiple audiences, reframed relationships and capacity building, and action toward structural changes that support science and beyond. We concluded there is no single path to creating an equitable and self-sustaining research ecosystem, but rather many possible routes linking these landmarks. Here we share our diverse perspectives as geneticists, anthropologists, archaeologists, museum curators, and educators to articulate challenges and opportunities for African DNA and aDNA research and share an initial map toward a more inclusive and equitable future.en_US
dc.identifier.citationSawchuk, E. A., Sirak, K. A., Manthi, F. K., Ndiema, E. K., Ogola, C. A., Prendergast, M. E., Reich, D., Aluvaala, E., Ayodo, G., Badji, L., Bird, N., Black, W., Fregel, R., Gachihi, N., Gibbon, V. E., Gidna, A., Goldstein, S. T., Hamad, R., Hassan, H. Y., … Yimer, G. (2024). Charting a landmark-driven path forward for population genetics and ancient DNA research in Africa. The American Journal of Human Genetics, 111(7), 1243–1251. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajhg.2024.05.019en_US
dc.identifier.digitalPIIS0002929724001824en_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajhg.2024.05.019en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/117559en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
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dc.titleCharting a landmark-driven path forward for population genetics and ancient DNA research in Africaen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
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