Carl Veller, PhD
Assistant Professor of Ecology and Evolution · The University of Chicago · University of Chicago
Quick answer: Carl Veller, PhD is Assistant Professor of Ecology and Evolution at University of Chicago. Carl Veller, PhD shows an active PhD hiring signal as of 2026-10-19.
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Research interests
evolutionary theory and population genetics, introgression and speciation, selfish genetic elements, the evolution of recombination, the impact of selection and demography on the genetic architecture of complex traits
Selected publications (since 2023)
Causal interpretations of family GWAS in the presence of heterogeneous effects. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2024 Sep 17; 121(38):e2401379121.
PMID: 39269774
Interpreting population- and family-based genome-wide association studies in the presence of confounding. PLoS Biol. 2024 Apr; 22(4):e3002511.
PMID: 38603516
Two teosintes made modern maize. Science. 2023 12; 382(6674):eadg8940.
PMID: 38033071
Causal interpretations of family GWAS in the presence of heterogeneous effects. bioRxiv. 2023 Nov 16.
PMID: 38014124
Recombination and selection against introgressed DNA. Evolution. 2023 04 01; 77(4):1131-1144.
PMID: 36775972
Interpreting population and family-based genome-wide association studies in the presence of confounding. bioRxiv. 2023 Feb 27.
PMID: 36909521
Assortative mating enhances
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What does Carl Veller, PhD research?
evolutionary theory and population genetics, introgression and speciation, selfish genetic elements, the evolution of recombination, the impact of selection and demography on the genetic architecture of complex traits
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