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Nicole Cavalieri

Literatures in English Major, Data Science Minor (‘26)
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Double Major in Biology and Dance (‘25)
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Mathematics Major (‘26)
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Public health Major and Chinese Minor (‘24)
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Evolution of bitter taste receptors in primates

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Read moreBalancing selection

Balancing selection is an umbrella term for several selective mechanisms that result in the maintenance of adaptive genetic diversity in populations.
Read morePolygenic Risk Scores performance in diverse ancestry populations

Investigations on different methods for PRS calculation, the effects of different modelling and pruning approaches, and transferability of PRS across ancestries
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Inferring Balancing Selection From Genome-Scale Data
Genome-wide analysis identifies genetic effects on reproductive success and ongoing natural selection at the FADS locus.
Predicting skeletal stature using ancient DNA
Polygenic scores for height in admixed populations
Ancestry Matters: Lack of Representation of Human Genetic Diversity in Genomic Databases

I was delighted to have been invited as one of the guest speakers for this series of talks, followed by an in-person discussion in Boston.
Read moreInterview: American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) Trainee Paper Spotlight

Listen here EPISODE DETAILS Hosts, Andrew Marderstein and Lucia Hindorff, chat with Barbara Bitarello on her work, " Polygenic Scores for Height in Admixed Populations" and what led to her career path. Check out the written interview by visiting the ASHG website. Link to the publication which the podcast is focusing on: “Polygenic Scores for Height in Admixed Populations”
Read moreAmerican Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) Trainee Paper Spotlight

Hosts, Andrew Marderstein and Lucia Hindorff, chat with Bárbara Bitarello on her work, " Polygenic Scores for Height in Admixed Populations" and what led to her career path. Check out the written interview by visiting the ASHG website. Read the paper here: “Polygenic Scores for Height in Admixed Populations” Listen here
Read moreBoinformatics: Chatting about polygenic risk scores

Listen here. Polygenic risk scores (PRS) rely on the genome-wide association studies (GWAS) to predict the phenotype based on the genotype. However, the prediction accuracy suffers when GWAS from one population are used to calculate PRS within a different population, which is a problem because the majority of the GWAS are done on cohorts of European ancestry. In this episode, Bárbara Bitarello helps us understand how PRS work and why they don’t transfer well across populations.
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Bárbara Domingues Bitarello
Assistant Professor of Biology @ BMC
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