Whole genomes of 18th century African and autosomal micro-array data from contemporary African Americans in Charleston, South Carolina to understand regional African population history using a community-based engagement framework.

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Funding Resources:

National Geographic, others.

 

Collaborators:

The Gullah Society, College of Charleston, University of Tennessee, University of Pennsylvania.

Whole genomes of 17th century European and African individuals in Maryland, Virgina and Delaware, and autosomal micro-array data from 17th century descendent populations to understand how biological kinship impacted historic settlement patterns and shaped subsequent genetic diversity.

 

Funding Resources:

NSF, National Geographic, others.

 

Collaborators:

St. Mary’s Historical Society, Smithsonian Institution, Maryland Historic Trust, University of Tennessee, University of Pennsylvania.

Whole genomes of 18th century church burials from Norfolk, Virginia to investigate early European and African ancestry and relatedness in religious burial contexts.

 

Collaborators:

Fairfield Foundation, Commonwealth Preservation Group, St. Mary's Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, Virginia Department of Historic Resources, University of Pennsylvania.