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About Sarah Tishkoff
- Sarah Anne Tishkoff (born December 26, 1965) is an American geneticist and the David and Lyn Silfen Professor in the Department of Genetics and Biology at the University of Pennsylvania.
- She also serves as a director for the American Society of Human Genetics and is an associate editor at PLOS Genetics, G3 (Genes, Genomes, and Genetics), and Genome Research.
- She is also a member of the scientific advisory board at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation.Tishkoff has been a leading figure in using genetics to advance understanding of modern human diversity.
- In particular she has made significant contributions to research on human genetic variation in African populations.
- In 1996, she and colleagues published the first paper to support the Out-of-Africa hypothesis using the nuclear genome, illustrating the extent of diversity among African populations.
- In 2001, Tishkoff and colleagues were some of the first to show the genomic signature of natural selection in human populations.Some of her most cited research is a study on genomic variation around the lactase gene, the first to show coevolution of a cultural and genetic trait.
- Tishkoff was able to link evolution of cattle domestication to lactase persistence.
- Her more recent work includes the largest genomic study across ethnically diverse Africans, and the identification of novel genetic variants associated with skin color.Tishkoff is a recipient of a National Institutes of Health Director's Pioneer Award, a David and Lucile Packard Career Award, a Burroughs/Wellcome Fund Career Award, and a Penn Integrates Knowledge (PIK) endowed chair.
- She was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 2017.
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