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Research Interests
Data science, Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Population Genetics, Genomics
Area of Expertise
Dr. August Woerner's research interests are generally in the areas of computation and population genetics, with a focus in forensics, bioinformatics and machine learning. August’s current research projects run the gamut from streamlining bioinformatics pipelines—making them faster and more user friendly—to machine learning and statistical approaches to processing and calling MPS data, to inference problems in population genetics and genomics.
Techniques
Many of the tools I use and develop are inferential and typically are either classical (maximum likelihood or Bayesian inference) or modern (typically, machine learning).
Education/Academic qualification
MS in Computer Science, University of Arizona
PhD in Genetics, University of Arizona
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Democratizing Investigative Ge
Woerner, A. (PI), Coble, M. (CoI) & Crysup, B. (CoI)
NIJ: National Institute of Justice
1/01/24 → 31/12/25
Project: Research
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Better algorithms and chemistry for mixture interpretation
Woerner, A. (PI) & Budowle, B. (CoI)
NIJ: National Institute of Justice
1/01/19 → 31/12/20
Project: Research
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Development of a Mitochondrial Mixture Database and Interpretation Tool
Budowle, B. (PI) & Woerner, A. (CoI)
NIJ: National Institute of Justice
1/01/18 → 31/12/19
Project: Research
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Reducing Human Trafficking Through Forensics in Central America
Budowle, B. (PI) & Woerner, A. (CoI)
US Department of State Bureau of INL
20/09/17 → 20/09/18
Project: Research
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Contrasting signatures of population growth for mitochondrial DNA and Y chromosomes among human populations in Africa
Pilkington, M. M., Wilder, J. A., Mendez, F. L., Cox, M. P., Woerner, A., Angui, T., Kingan, S., Mobasher, Z., Batini, C., Destro-Bisol, G., Soodyall, H., Strassmann, B. I. & Hammer, M. F., Mar 2008, In: Molecular Biology and Evolution. 25, 3, p. 517-525 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Ascertainment bias and the pattern of nucleotide diversity at the human ALDH2 locus in a Japanese population
Brown, B. T., Woerner, A. & Wilder, J. A., Mar 2007, In: Journal of Molecular Evolution. 64, 3, p. 375-385 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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vcferr: Development, validation, and application of a single nucleotide polymorphism genotyping error simulation framework
Nagraj, V. P., Scholz, M., Jessa, S., Ge, J., Woerner, A., Huang, M., Budowle, B. & Turner, S. D., 2022, In: F1000Research.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The role of phylogenetically conserved elements in shaping patterns of human genomic diversity
Woerner, A. E., Veeramah, K. R., Watkins, J. C. & Hammer, M. F., 1 Sep 2018, In: Molecular Biology and Evolution. 35, 9, p. 2284-2295 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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skater: An R package for SNP-based kinship analysis, testing, and evaluation
Turner, S. D., Nagraj, V. P., Scholz, M., Jessa, S., Acevedo, C., Ge, J., Woerner, A. E. & Budowle, B., 2022, In: F1000Research. 11, 18.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review