Dr Matteo Fumagalli

Matteo Fumagalli

Senior Lecturer in Genetics
deputy Head of Biology Department

School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences
Queen Mary University of London
ORCID Google Scholar

Research

population genetics, bioinformatics, machine learning, evolutionary biology, human evolution

Interests

I am interested in the inference of demographic and adaptive events from genomic data in both model and non-model species, and in their association with phenotypic and functional variation. I also develop statistical methods and implement software for the analysis of high-throughput DNA sequencing data.

Publications

solid heart iconPublications of specific relevance to the Centre for Evolutionary and Functional Genomics

2024

Relevant PublicationKorfmann K, Sellinger TPP, Freund F, Fumagalli M and Tellier A (2024). Simultaneous Inference of Past Demography and Selection from the Ancestral Recombination Graph under the Beta Coalescent. Peer Community Journal, Peer Community In vol. 4 
18-03-2024

2023

Relevant PublicationMas-Sandoval A, Mathieson S and Fumagalli M (2023). The genomic footprint of social stratification in admixing American populations. eLife, eLife vol. 12 
01-12-2023
Relevant PublicationMas-Sandoval A, Jin C, Fracassetti M and Fumagalli M (2023). ngsJulia: population genetic analysis of next-generation DNA sequencing data with Julia language. F1000Research vol. 11, 126-126.  
14-07-2023
Relevant PublicationKorfmann K, Gaggiotti OE and Fumagalli M (2023). Deep Learning in Population Genetics. Genome Biology and Evolution, Oxford University Press (OUP) vol. 15 (2) 
23-01-2023

2022

Relevant PublicationSoraggi S, Rhodes J, Altinkaya I, Tarrant O, Balloux F, Fisher MC and Fumagalli M (2022). HMMploidy: inference of ploidy levels from short-read sequencing data. Peer Community Journal, Peer Community In vol. 2 
14-10-2022
Relevant PublicationMas-Sandoval A, Pope NS, Nielsen KN, Altinkaya I, Fumagalli M and Korneliussen TS (2022). Fast and accurate estimation of multidimensional site frequency spectra from low-coverage high-throughput sequencing data. GigaScience vol. 11 
17-05-2022
Relevant PublicationMendoza-Revilla J, Chacón-Duque JC, Fuentes-Guajardo M, Ormond L, Wang K, Hurtado M, Villegas V, Granja V, Acuña-Alonzo V, Jaramillo C, Arias W, Barquera R, Gómez-ValdCrossed D Sign©s J, Villamil-Ramírez H, Silva De Cerqueira CC, Badillo Rivera KM, Nieves-Colón MA, Gignoux CR, Wojcik GL, Moreno-Estrada ADS, et al. (2022). Disentangling Signatures of Selection before and after European Colonization in Latin Americans. Molecular Biology and Evolution vol. 39 (4) 
19-04-2022

2021

Relevant PublicationGower G, Picazo PI, Fumagalli M and Racimo F (2021). Detecting adaptive introgression in human evolution using convolutional neural networks. eLife, eLife vol. 10 
25-05-2021
Relevant PublicationIsildak U, Stella A and Fumagalli M (2021). Distinguishing between recent balancing selection and incomplete sweep using deep neural networks. Molecular Ecology Resources, Wiley vol. 21 (8), 2706-2718.  
05-04-2021

2020

Relevant PublicationFumagalli M (2020). Detecting loci under natural selection from temporal genomic data of selfing populations. Peer Community in Evolutionary Biology, Peer Community In 
26-10-2020
Relevant PublicationDehasque M, Ávila‐Arcos MC, Díez‐del‐Molino D, Fumagalli M, Guschanski K, Lorenzen ED, Malaspinas A, Marques‐Bonet T, Martin MD, Murray GGR, Papadopulos AST, Therkildsen NO, Wegmann D, Dalén L and Foote AD (2020). Inference of natural selection from ancient DNA. Evolution Letters, Oxford University Press (OUP) vol. 4 (2), 94-108.  
01-04-2020

2019

Relevant PublicationTorada L, Lorenzon L, Beddis A, Isildak U, Pattini L, Mathieson S and Fumagalli M (2019). ImaGene: a convolutional neural network to quantify natural selection from genomic data. BMC Bioinformatics, Springer Nature vol. 20 (Suppl 9) 
01-11-2019
Relevant PublicationFumagalli M, Camus SM, Diekmann Y, Burke A, Camus MD, Norman PJ, Joseph A, Abi-Rached L, Benazzo A, Rasteiro R, Mathieson I, Topf M, Parham P, Thomas MG and Brodsky FM (2019). Genetic diversity of CHC22 clathrin impacts its function in glucose metabolism. eLife, eLife vol. 8 
04-06-2019
Relevant PublicationWright AE, Rogers TF, Fumagalli M, Cooney CR and Mank JE (2019). Phenotypic sexual dimorphism is associated with genomic signatures of resolved sexual conflict. Molecular Ecology, Wiley vol. 28 (11), 2860-2871.  
01-06-2019
Relevant PublicationFox EA, Wright AE, Fumagalli M and Vieira FG (2019). ngsLD: evaluating linkage disequilibrium using genotype likelihoods. Bioinformatics, Oxford University Press (OUP) vol. 35 (19), 3855-3856.  
23-03-2019
Relevant PublicationAdhikari K, Mendoza-Revilla J, Sohail A, Fuentes-Guajardo M, Lampert J, Chacón-Duque JC, Hurtado M, Villegas V, Granja V, Acuña-Alonzo V, Jaramillo C, Arias W, Lozano RB, Everardo P, Gómez-Valdés J, Villamil-Ramírez H, Silva de Cerqueira CC, Hunemeier T, Ramallo V, Schuler-Faccini L, et al. (2019). A GWAS in Latin Americans highlights the convergent evolution of lighter skin pigmentation in Eurasia. Nature Communications, Springer Nature vol. 10 (1) 
21-01-2019

2018

Relevant PublicationO'Hanlon SJ, Rieux A, Farrer RA, Rosa GM, Waldman B, Bataille A, Kosch TA, Murray KA, Brankovics B, Fumagalli M, Martin MD, Wales N, Alvarado-Rybak M, Bates KA, Berger L, Böll S, Brookes L, Clare F, Courtois EA, Cunningham AA, et al. (2018). Recent Asian origin of chytrid fungi causing global amphibian declines. Science, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) vol. 360 (6389), 621-627.  
11-05-2018
Relevant PublicationWright AE, Fumagalli M, Cooney CR, Bloch NI, Vieira FG, Buechel SD, Kolm N and Mank JE (2018). Male‐biased gene expression resolves sexual conflict through the evolution of sex‐specific genetic architecture. Evolution Letters, Oxford University Press (OUP) vol. 2 (2), 52-61.  
01-04-2018
Relevant PublicationElfekih S, Etter P, Tay WT, Fumagalli M, Gordon K, Johnson E and De Barro P (2018). Genome-wide analyses of the Bemisia tabaci species complex reveal contrasting patterns of admixture and complex demographic histories. PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science (PLoS) vol. 13 (1) 
24-01-2018

2017

Relevant PublicationLassalle F, Spagnoletti M, Fumagalli M, Shaw L, Dyble M, Walker C, Thomas MG, Migliano AB and Balloux F (2017). Oral microbiomes from hunter‐gatherers and traditional farmers reveal shifts in commensal balance and pathogen load linked to diet. Molecular Ecology, Wiley vol. 27 (1), 182-195.  
14-12-2017
Relevant PublicationBenazzo A, Trucchi E, Cahill JA, Delser PM, Mona S, Fumagalli M, Bunnefeld L, Cornetti L, Ghirotto S, Girardi M, Ometto L, Panziera A, Rota-Stabelli O, Zanetti E, Karamanlidis A, Groff C, Paule L, Gentile L, Vilà C, Vicario S, et al. (2017). Survival and divergence in a small group: The extraordinary genomic history of the endangered Apennine brown bear stragglers. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences vol. 114 (45), e9589-e9597.  
24-10-2017
Relevant PublicationFumagalli M and Balloux F (2017). Natural Selection Associated With Infectious Diseases. On Human Nature: Biology, Psychology, Ethics, Politics, and Religion  177-191.  
01-01-2017
Relevant PublicationFumagalli M and Balloux F (2017). Chapter 11 Natural Selection Associated With Infectious Diseases. On Human Nature  177-191.  
01-01-2017

2016

Relevant PublicationRacimo F, Gokhman D, Fumagalli M, Ko A, Hansen T, Moltke I, Albrechtsen A, Carmel L, Huerta-Sánchez E and Nielsen R (2016). Archaic Adaptive Introgression in TBX15/WARS2. Molecular Biology and Evolution, Oxford University Press (OUP) vol. 34 (3), 509-524.  
21-12-2016
Relevant PublicationFoote AD, Vijay N, Ávila-Arcos MC, Baird RW, Durban JW, Fumagalli M, Gibbs RA, Hanson MB, Korneliussen TS, Martin MD, Robertson KM, Sousa VC, Vieira FG, Vinař T, Wade P, Worley KC, Excoffier L, Morin PA, Gilbert MTP and Wolf JBW (2016). Genome-culture coevolution promotes rapid divergence of killer whale ecotypes. Nature Communications, Springer Nature vol. 7 (1) 
31-05-2016

2015

Relevant PublicationLibrado P, Der Sarkissian C, Ermini L, Schubert M, Jónsson H, Albrechtsen A, Fumagalli M, Yang MA, Gamba C, Seguin-Orlando A, Mortensen CD, Petersen B, Hoover CA, Lorente-Galdos B, Nedoluzhko A, Boulygina E, Tsygankova S, Neuditschko M, Jagannathan V, Thèves C, et al. (2015). Tracking the origins of Yakutian horses and the genetic basis for their fast adaptation to subarctic environments. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences vol. 112 (50), e6889-e6897.  
23-11-2015
Relevant PublicationDer Sarkissian C, Ermini L, Schubert M, Yang MA, Librado P, Fumagalli M, Jónsson H, Bar-Gal GK, Albrechtsen A, Vieira FG, Petersen B, Ginolhac A, Seguin-Orlando A, Magnussen K, Fages A, Gamba C, Lorente-Galdos B, Polani S, Steiner C, Neuditschko M, et al. (2015). Evolutionary Genomics and Conservation of the Endangered Przewalski’s Horse. Current Biology, Elsevier vol. 25 (19), 2577-2583.  
24-09-2015
Relevant PublicationFumagalli M, Moltke I, Grarup N, Racimo F, Bjerregaard P, Jørgensen ME, Korneliussen TS, Gerbault P, Skotte L, Linneberg A, Christensen C, Brandslund I, Jørgensen T, Huerta-Sánchez E, Schmidt EB, Pedersen O, Hansen T, Albrechtsen A and Nielsen R (2015). Greenlandic Inuit show genetic signatures of diet and climate adaptation. Science, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) vol. 349 (6254), 1343-1347.  
18-09-2015
Relevant PublicationVieira FG, Lassalle F, Korneliussen TS and Fumagalli M (2015). Improving the estimation of genetic distances from Next‐Generation Sequencing data. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, Oxford University Press (OUP) vol. 117 (1), 139-149.  
30-03-2015
Relevant Publicationda Fonseca RR, Smith BD, Wales N, Cappellini E, Skoglund P, Fumagalli M, Samaniego JA, Carøe C, Ávila-Arcos MC, Hufnagel DE, Korneliussen TS, Vieira FG, Jakobsson M, Arriaza B, Willerslev E, Nielsen R, Hufford MB, Albrechtsen A, Ross-Ibarra J and Gilbert MTP (2015). Erratum: The origin and evolution of maize in the Southwestern United States. Nature Plants, Springer Nature vol. 1 (1) 
14-01-2015
Relevant Publicationda Fonseca RR, Smith BD, Wales N, Cappellini E, Skoglund P, Fumagalli M, Samaniego JA, Carøe C, Ávila-Arcos MC, Hufnagel DE, Korneliussen TS, Vieira FG, Jakobsson M, Arriaza B, Willerslev E, Nielsen R, Hufford MB, Albrechtsen A, Ross-Ibarra J and Gilbert MTP (2015). The origin and evolution of maize in the Southwestern United States. Nature Plants, Springer Nature vol. 1 (1) 
08-01-2015

2014

Relevant PublicationMoltke I, Fumagalli M, Korneliussen TS, Crawford JE, Bjerregaard P, Jørgensen ME, Grarup N, Gulløv HC, Linneberg A, Pedersen O, Hansen T, Nielsen R and Albrechtsen A (2014). Uncovering the Genetic History of the Present-Day Greenlandic Population. American Journal of Human Genetics, Elsevier vol. 96 (1), 54-69.  
31-12-2014
Relevant PublicationSchubert M, Jónsson H, Chang D, Der Sarkissian C, Ermini L, Ginolhac A, Albrechtsen A, Dupanloup I, Foucal A, Petersen B, Fumagalli M, Raghavan M, Seguin-Orlando A, Korneliussen TS, Velazquez AMV, Stenderup J, Hoover CA, Rubin C-J, Alfarhan AH, Alquraishi SA, et al. (2014). Prehistoric genomes reveal the genetic foundation and cost of horse domestication. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences vol. 111 (52), e5661-e5669.  
15-12-2014
Relevant PublicationJónsson H, Schubert M, Seguin-Orlando A, Ginolhac A, Petersen L, Fumagalli M, Albrechtsen A, Petersen B, Korneliussen TS, Vilstrup JT, Lear T, Myka JL, Lundquist J, Miller DC, Alfarhan AH, Alquraishi SA, Al-Rasheid KAS, Stagegaard J, Strauss G, Bertelsen MF, et al. (2014). Speciation with gene flow in equids despite extensive chromosomal plasticity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences vol. 111 (52), 18655-18660.  
01-12-2014
Relevant PublicationMoltke I, Grarup N, Jørgensen ME, Bjerregaard P, Treebak JT, Fumagalli M, Korneliussen TS, Andersen MA, Nielsen TS, Krarup NT, Gjesing AP, Zierath JR, Linneberg A, Wu X, Sun G, Jin X, Al-Aama J, Wang J, Borch-Johnsen K, Pedersen O, et al. (2014). A common Greenlandic TBC1D4 variant confers muscle insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes. Nature, Springer Nature vol. 512 (7513), 190-193.  
18-06-2014
Relevant PublicationFumagalli M and Sironi M (2014). Human genome variability, natural selection and infectious diseases. Current Opinion in Immunology, Elsevier vol. 30, 9-16.  
29-05-2014
Relevant PublicationLiu S, Lorenzen ED, Fumagalli M, Li B, Harris K, Xiong Z, Zhou L, Korneliussen TS, Somel M, Babbitt C, Wray G, Li J, He W, Wang Z, Fu W, Xiang X, Morgan CC, Doherty A, O’Connell MJ, McInerney JO, et al. (2014). Population Genomics Reveal Recent Speciation and Rapid Evolutionary Adaptation in Polar Bears. Cell, Elsevier vol. 157 (4), 785-794.  
01-05-2014
Relevant PublicationFumagalli M, Vieira FG, Linderoth T and Nielsen R (2014). ngsTools: methods for population genetics analyses from next-generation sequencing data. Bioinformatics, Oxford University Press (OUP) vol. 30 (10), 1486-1487.  
23-01-2014

2013

Relevant PublicationFumagalli M (2013). Assessing the Effect of Sequencing Depth and Sample Size in Population Genetics Inferences. PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science (PLoS) vol. 8 (11) 
18-11-2013
Relevant PublicationFumagalli M, Vieira FG, Korneliussen TS, Linderoth T, Huerta-Sánchez E, Albrechtsen A and Nielsen R (2013). Quantifying Population Genetic Differentiation from Next-Generation Sequencing Data. Genetics, Oxford University Press (OUP) vol. 195 (3), 979-992.  
01-11-2013
Relevant PublicationVieira FG, Fumagalli M, Albrechtsen A and Nielsen R (2013). Estimating inbreeding coefficients from NGS data: Impact on genotype calling and allele frequency estimation. Genome Research, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory vol. 23 (11), 1852-1861.  
15-08-2013
Relevant PublicationOrlando L, Ginolhac A, Zhang G, Froese D, Albrechtsen A, Stiller M, Schubert M, Cappellini E, Petersen B, Moltke I, Johnson PLF, Fumagalli M, Vilstrup JT, Raghavan M, Korneliussen T, Malaspinas A-S, Vogt J, Szklarczyk D, Kelstrup CD, Vinther J, et al. (2013). Recalibrating Equus evolution using the genome sequence of an early Middle Pleistocene horse. Nature, Springer Nature vol. 499 (7456), 74-78.  
26-06-2013
Relevant PublicationSomel M, Sayres MAW, Jordan G, Huerta-Sanchez E, Fumagalli M, Ferrer-Admetlla A and Nielsen R (2013). A Scan for Human-Specific Relaxation of Negative Selection Reveals Unexpected Polymorphism in Proteasome Genes. Molecular Biology and Evolution, Oxford University Press (OUP) vol. 30 (8), 1808-1815.  
22-05-2013
Relevant PublicationCagliani R, Guerini FR, Rubio‐Acero R, Baglio F, Forni D, Agliardi C, Griffanti L, Fumagalli M, Pozzoli U, Riva S, Calabrese E, Sikora M, Casals F, Comi GP, Bresolin N, Cáceres M, Clerici M and Sironi M (2013). Long‐Standing Balancing Selection in the THBS4 Gene: Influence on Sex‐Specific Brain Expression and Gray Matter Volumes in Alzheimer Disease. Human Mutation, Hindawi vol. 34 (5), 743-753.  
02-04-2013
Relevant PublicationCagliani R, Pozzoli U, Forni D, Cassinotti A, Fumagalli M, Giani M, Fichera M, Lombardini M, Ardizzone S, Asselta R, de Franchis R, Riva S, Biasin M, Comi GP, Bresolin N, Clerici M and Sironi M (2013). Crohn's Disease Loci Are Common Targets of Protozoa-Driven Selection. Molecular Biology and Evolution, Oxford University Press (OUP) vol. 30 (5), 1077-1087.  
06-02-2013

2012

Relevant PublicationFumagalli M, Fracassetti M, Cagliani R, Forni D, Pozzoli U, Comi GP, Marini F, Bresolin N, Clerici M and Sironi M (2012). An evolutionary history of the selectin gene cluster in humans. Heredity, Springer Nature vol. 109 (2), 117-126.  
02-05-2012
Relevant PublicationCagliani R, Guerini FR, Fumagalli M, Riva S, Agliardi C, Galimberti D, Pozzoli U, Goris A, Dubois B, Fenoglio C, Forni D, Sanna S, Zara I, Pitzalis M, Zoledziewska M, Cucca F, Marini F, Comi GP, Scarpini E, Bresolin N, et al. (2012). A Trans-Specific Polymorphism in ZC3HAV1 Is Maintained by Long-Standing Balancing Selection and May Confer Susceptibility to Multiple Sclerosis. Molecular Biology and Evolution, Oxford University Press (OUP) vol. 29 (6), 1599-1613.  
06-01-2012

2011

Relevant PublicationCagliani R, Riva S, Marino C, Fumagalli M, D’Angelo MG, Riva V, Comi GP, Pozzoli U, Forni D, Cáceres M, Bresolin N, Clerici M and Sironi M (2011). Variants in SNAP25 are targets of natural selection and influence verbal performances in women. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, Springer Nature vol. 69 (10), 1705-1715.  
23-12-2011
Relevant PublicationManry J, Laval G, Patin E, Fornarino S, Itan Y, Fumagalli M, Sironi M, Tichit M, Bouchier C, Casanova J-L, Barreiro LB and Quintana-Murci L (2011). Evolutionary genetic dissection of human interferons. Journal of Experimental Medicine, Rockefeller University Press vol. 208 (13), 2747-2759.  
12-12-2011
Relevant PublicationFumagalli M, Sironi M, Pozzoli U, Ferrer-Admetlla A, Pattini L and Nielsen R (2011). Correction: Signatures of Environmental Genetic Adaptation Pinpoint Pathogens as the Main Selective Pressure through Human Evolution. PLOS Genetics, Public Library of Science (PLoS) vol. 7 (11) 
21-11-2011
Relevant PublicationFumagalli M, Sironi M, Pozzoli U, Ferrer-Admettla A, Pattini L and Nielsen R (2011). Signatures of Environmental Genetic Adaptation Pinpoint Pathogens as the Main Selective Pressure through Human Evolution. PLOS Genetics, Public Library of Science (PLoS) vol. 7 (11) 
01-11-2011
Relevant PublicationCagliani R, Fumagalli M, Guerini FR, Riva S, Galimberti D, Comi GP, Agliardi C, Scarpini E, Pozzoli U, Forni D, Caputo D, Asselta R, Biasin M, Paraboschi EM, Bresolin N, Clerici M and Sironi M (2011). Identification of a new susceptibility variant for multiple sclerosis in OAS1 by population genetics analysis. Human Genetics, Springer Nature vol. 131 (1), 87-97.  
07-07-2011
Relevant PublicationCagliani R, Riva S, Fumagalli M, Biasin M, Caputo SL, Mazzotta F, Piacentini L, Pozzoli U, Bresolin N, Clerici M and Sironi M (2011). A POSITIVELY SELECTED APOBEC3H HAPLOTYPE IS ASSOCIATED WITH NATURAL RESISTANCE TO HIV‐1 INFECTION. Evolution, Wiley vol. 65 (11), 3311-3322.  
28-06-2011
Relevant PublicationCagliani R, Riva S, Pozzoli U, Fumagalli M, Comi GP, Bresolin N, Clerici M and Sironi M (2011). Balancing selection is common in the extended MHC region but most alleles with opposite risk profile for autoimmune diseases are neutrally evolving. BMC Ecology and Evolution, Springer Nature vol. 11 (1) 
17-06-2011
Relevant PublicationSironi M, Guerini FR, Agliardi C, Biasin M, Cagliani R, Fumagalli M, Caputo D, Cassinotti A, Ardizzone S, Zanzottera M, Bolognesi E, Riva S, Kanari Y, Miyazawa M and Clerici M (2011). An Evolutionary Analysis of RAC2 Identifies Haplotypes Associated with Human Autoimmune Diseases. Molecular Biology and Evolution, Oxford University Press (OUP) vol. 28 (12), 3319-3329.  
16-06-2011

2010

Relevant PublicationCagliani R, Riva S, Biasin M, Fumagalli M, Pozzoli U, Caputo SL, Mazzotta F, Piacentini L, Bresolin N, Clerici M and Sironi M (2010). Genetic diversity at endoplasmic reticulum aminopeptidases is maintained by balancing selection and is associated with natural resistance to HIV-1 infection. Human Molecular Genetics, Oxford University Press (OUP) vol. 19 (23), 4705-4714.  
15-09-2010
Relevant PublicationCagliani R, Fumagalli M, Biasin M, Piacentini L, Riva S, Pozzoli U, Bonaglia MC, Bresolin N, Clerici M and Sironi M (2010). Long-term balancing selection maintains trans-specific polymorphisms in the human TRIM5 gene. Human Genetics, Springer Nature vol. 128 (6), 577-588.  
02-09-2010
Relevant PublicationFumagalli M, Pozzoli U, Cagliani R, Comi GP, Bresolin N, Clerici M and Sironi M (2010). The landscape of human genes involved in the immune response to parasitic worms. BMC Ecology and Evolution, Springer Nature vol. 10 (1) 
31-08-2010
Relevant PublicationFumagalli M, Cagliani R, Riva S, Pozzoli U, Biasin M, Piacentini L, Comi GP, Bresolin N, Clerici M and Sironi M (2010). Population Genetics of IFIH1: Ancient Population Structure, Local Selection, and Implications for Susceptibility to Type 1 Diabetes. Molecular Biology and Evolution, Oxford University Press (OUP) vol. 27 (11), 2555-2566.  
10-06-2010
Relevant PublicationTorri F, Akelai A, Lupoli S, Sironi M, Amann‐Zalcenstein D, Fumagalli M, Dal Fiume C, Ben‐Asher E, Kanyas K, Cagliani R, Cozzi P, Trombetti G, Lievers LS, Salvi E, Orro A, Beckmann JS, Lancet D, Kohn Y, Milanesi L, Ebstein RB, et al. (2010). Fine mapping of AHI1 as a schizophrenia susceptibility gene: from association to evolutionary evidence. The FASEB Journal, Wiley vol. 24 (8), 3066-3082.  
06-04-2010
Relevant PublicationCagliani R, Fumagalli M, Riva S, Pozzoli U, Fracassetti M, Bresolin N, Comi GP and Sironi M (2010). Polymorphisms in the CPB2 Gene Are Maintained by Balancing Selection and Result in Haplotype-Preferential Splicing of Exon 7. Molecular Biology and Evolution, Oxford University Press (OUP) vol. 27 (8), 1945-1954.  
17-03-2010
Relevant PublicationFumagalli M, Cagliani R, Pozzoli U and Sironi M (2010). Response to Wilson et al. American Journal of Human Genetics, Elsevier vol. 86 (3), 493-495.  
01-03-2010
Relevant PublicationFumagalli M, Pozzoli U, Cagliani R, Comi GP, Bresolin N, Clerici M and Sironi M (2010). Genome-Wide Identification of Susceptibility Alleles for Viral Infections through a Population Genetics Approach. PLOS Genetics, Public Library of Science (PLoS) vol. 6 (2) 
19-02-2010
Relevant PublicationCagliani R, Fumagalli M, Riva S, Pozzoli U, Comi GP, Bresolin N and Sironi M (2010). Genetic variability in the ACE gene region surrounding the Alu I/D polymorphism is maintained by balancing selection in human populations. Pharmacogenetics and Genomics, Wolters Kluwer vol. 20 (2), 131-134.  
01-02-2010
Relevant PublicationPozzoli U, Fumagalli M, Cagliani R, Comi GP, Bresolin N, Clerici M and Sironi M (2010). The role of protozoa-driven selection in shaping human genetic variability. Trends in Genetics, Elsevier vol. 26 (3), 95-99.  
25-01-2010
Relevant PublicationCagliani R, Riva S, Fumagalli M, Pozzoli U, Comi GP, Bresolin N, Clerici M and Sironi M (2010). Balancing selection in the extended MHC region maintains a subset of alleles with opposite risk profile for different autoimmune diseases. Genome Biology, Springer Nature vol. 11 (Suppl 1) 
01-01-2010

2009

Relevant PublicationFumagalli M, Cagliani R, Pozzoli U, Riva S, Comi GP, Menozzi G, Bresolin N and Sironi M (2009). A population genetics study of the Familial Mediterranean Fever gene: evidence of balancing selection under an overdominance regime. Genes & Immunity, Springer Nature vol. 10 (8), 678-686.  
13-08-2009
Relevant PublicationCagliani R, Fumagalli M, Pozzoli U, Riva S, Comi GP, Torri F, Macciardi F, Bresolin N and Sironi M (2009). Diverse Evolutionary Histories for β-adrenoreceptor Genes in Humans. American Journal of Human Genetics, Elsevier vol. 85 (1), 64-75.  
01-07-2009
Relevant PublicationCagliani R, Fumagalli M, Pozzoli U, Riva S, Cereda M, Comi GP, Pattini L, Bresolin N and Sironi M (2009). A complex selection signature at the human AVPR1B gene. BMC Ecology and Evolution, Springer Nature vol. 9 (1) 
01-06-2009
Relevant PublicationFumagalli M, Pozzoli U, Cagliani R, Comi GP, Riva S, Clerici M, Bresolin N and Sironi M (2009). Parasites represent a major selective force for interleukin genes and shape the genetic predisposition to autoimmune conditions. Journal of Experimental Medicine, Rockefeller University Press vol. 206 (6), 1395-1408.  
25-05-2009

2008

Relevant PublicationFumagalli M, Cagliani R, Pozzoli U, Riva S, Comi GP, Menozzi G, Bresolin N and Sironi M (2008). Widespread balancing selection and pathogen-driven selection at blood group antigen genes. Genome Research, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory vol. 19 (2), 199-212.  
07-11-2008
Relevant PublicationPozzoli U, Menozzi G, Fumagalli M, Cereda M, Comi GP, Cagliani R, Bresolin N and Sironi M (2008). Both selective and neutral processes drive GC content evolution in the human genome. BMC Ecology and Evolution, Springer Nature vol. 8 (1) 
27-03-2008
Relevant PublicationCagliani R, Fumagalli M, Riva S, Pozzoli U, Comi GP, Menozzi G, Bresolin N and Sironi M (2008). The signature of long-standing balancing selection at the human defensin β-1 promoter. Genome Biology, Springer Nature vol. 9 (9) 
01-01-2008

Grants

solid heart iconGrants of specific relevance to the Centre for Evolutionary and Functional Genomics
solid heart iconSynthetic clinical data for underrepresented populations: a UK-France alliance
Matteo Fumagalli, Moneeza Kalhan Siddiqui and Venet Osmani
£9,500 DSIT Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (01-01-2025 - 31-03-2025)
solid heart iconNSFDEB-NERC: Machine learning tools to discover balancing selection in genomes from spatial and temporal autocorrelations
Matteo Fumagalli
£121,751 NERC Natural Environment Research Council (01-12-2023 - 30-11-2026)


solid heart iconGenerative adversarial networks for demographic inferences of nonmodel species from genomic data
Matteo Fumagalli
£76,699 NERC Natural Environment Research Council (13-02-2023 - 12-10-2023)