Ellen Quillen

Postdoctoral Scientist | Genetics
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Postdoctoral Work

Texas Biomedical Research Institute

Research Focus

Genetic and epigenetic underpinnings of paroxinase activity and schizophrenia. Evolution of skin pigmentation in Indigenous-American populations.

Awards and Honors

2006     NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Honorable Mention

2008     Pre-Comprehensive Baker and Hill Fellowships from PSU Department of Anthropology

2009     Post-Comprehensive Baker and Hill Fellowships from PSU Department of Anthropology

2010    American Association of Anthropological Genetics Outstanding Student Presentation Prize

2010     Aleš Hrdlicka Award for Outstanding Student Paper at AAPA Meeting

Iris texture traits show associations with iris color and genomic ancestry

Quillen EE, Guiltinan JS, Beleza S, Rocha J, Pereira RW, Shriver MD.
American Journal Of Human Biology 23: 567-569, 2011
PubMed ID: 21630365

SLC24A5: exchanging genetic and biochemical knowledge

Quillen EE and Shriver MD
Pigment Cell Melanoma Res. 21 (3): 344-345, 2008
PubMed ID: 18397209

Grants

NSF Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant # 0925976

College of Liberal Arts RGSO Dissertation Support Grant, Pennsylvania State University

William S. Pollitzer Student Travel Award from American Assoc. of Physical Anthropology