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After a Master 2 in Agricultural and agronomy engineering from the INA P-G (AgroParisTech), Paul Verdu obtained a PhD. in Biological Anthropology and Human Population Genetics from the Université Pierre et Marie Curie (Sorbonne Université) and the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, on the genetic history of peopling of Central Africa under the supervision of Pr. Evelyne Heyer. After a post-doctorate at the Noah A. Rosenberg Lab at the University of Michigan and, then, Stanford University (USA), Paul Verdu is curently a tenured CNRS researcher of 1st Class in Human Population Genetics and Anthropological Genetics at the Ecoanthropology Lab (UMR7206) in the Musée de l'Homme (Paris). His research focuses mainly on human peopling history and how demography and culture have influenced the genetic evolution of our species. Today, he studies primarily the genetic and linguistic migration histories (recent and ancient) of African populations.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Verdu Paul

Citation names

  • Paul, Verdu

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
4511-0C51-076D
ORCID iD
0000-0001-6828-268X

Telephones

Telephone
  • (+33) 144057317 (Professional)

Addresses

  • Musée de l'Homme, UMR7206 Eco-Anthropologie (EA) 17, place du Trocadéro, 75016, CNRS, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Univer, Paris, France (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Genetics and Heredity

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
French (Mother tongue)
English Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
Spanish; Castilian Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Advanced (C1) Proficiency (C2) Advanced (C1)
German Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Beginner (A1)
Creole and Pidgin, Portuguese-based (Other) Elementary (A2) Intermediate (B1) Elementary (A2) Intermediate (B1) Beginner (A1)
Mayan Languages Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Education
Degree Classification
2021/11/01 - 2022/12/22
Concluded
 Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches du MNHN (Doctorat)
Major in yes
Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, France
2005/08 - 2009/01
Concluded
 Doctorat (Diplôme d´études supérieures)
Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, France
2001/08 - 2004/07
Concluded
 Diplôme d'Ingénieur Agronome Avancé (Diplôme d´études supérieures)
AgroParisTech, France
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2012/09 - Current Principal Investigator (Research) Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France
Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, France
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Projects

Contract

Designation Funders
2023/03/12 - 2026/03/11 Khointact: Towards a better understanding of contact relations between southern African Khoisan languages of the Kx'a, Tuu and Khoe-Kwadi families
2022.06259.PTDC
10.54499/2022.06259.PTDC
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Book
  1. Paul, Verdu. Corresponding author: Paul, Verdu. Histories of Admixture. Paris, France: MNHN. 2022.
Book chapter
  1. Paul Verdu. "Pourquoi la génétique des populations ne dit-elle rien sur l'autochtonie des populations Pygmées d'Afrique Centrale ?". 2019.
  2. Paul Verdu. "Do you consent to participate in the research study?". 2019.
  3. Arnaud Estoup; Paul Verdu; Jean-Michel Marin; Christian Robert; Alexandre Dehne Garcia; Jean-Marie Cornuet; Pierre Pudlo. "Application of ABC to infer the genetic history of Pygmy hunter-gatherer populations from Western Central Africa". 2018.
Encyclopedia entry
  1. Verdu, Paul. "Sociocultural Behavior and Human Genetic Diversity". In The International Encyclopedia of Anthropology. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9781118924396.wbiea1891.
    10.1002/9781118924396.wbiea1891
Journal article
  1. Laurent, Romain; Szpiech, Zachary A; da Costa, Sergio S; Thouzeau, Valentin; Fortes-Lima, Cesar A; Dessarps-Freichey, Françoise; Lémée, Laure; et al. "A genetic and linguistic analysis of the admixture histories of the islands of Cabo Verde". eLife 12 (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/elife.79827.
    10.7554/elife.79827
  2. Thouzeau, Valentin; Affholder, Antonin; Mennecier, Philippe; Verdu, Paul; Austerlitz, Frédéric. "Inferring linguistic transmission between generations at the scale of individuals". Journal of Language Evolution 7 2 (2022): 200-212. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jole/lzac009.
    10.1093/jole/lzac009
  3. Choin, Jeremy; Mendoza-Revilla, Javier; Arauna, Lara R.; Cuadros-Espinoza, Sebastian; Cassar, Olivier; Larena, Maximilian; Ko, Albert Min-Shan; et al. "Genomic insights into population history and biological adaptation in Oceania". Nature 592 7855 (2021): 583-589. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41586-021-03236-5.
    10.1038/s41586-021-03236-5
  4. Fortes-Lima, Cesar A.; Laurent, Romain; Thouzeau, Valentin; Toupance, Bruno; Verdu, Paul. "Complex genetic admixture histories reconstructed with Approximate Bayesian Computation". Molecular Ecology Resources 21 4 (2021): 1098-1117. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1755-0998.13325.
    10.1111/1755-0998.13325
  5. Fortes-Lima, Cesar; Verdu, Paul. "Anthropological Genetics Perspectives on the Transatlantic Slave Trade". Human Molecular Genetics 30 R1 (2020): R79-R87. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/hmg/ddaa271.
    10.1093/hmg/ddaa271
  6. Lopez, Marie; Choin, Jeremy; Sikora, Martin; Siddle, Katherine; Harmant, Christine; Costa, Helio A.; Silvert, Martin; et al. "Genomic Evidence for Local Adaptation of Hunter-Gatherers to the African Rainforest". Current Biology 29 17 (2019): 2926-2935.e4. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2019.07.013.
    10.1016/j.cub.2019.07.013
  7. Paul, Verdu; Arnaud Estoup; Louis Raynal; Paul Verdu; Jean-Michel Marin. "Model choice using Approximate Bayesian Computation and Random Forests: analyses based on model grouping to make inferences about the genetic history of Pygmy human populations". Journal de la Socie´te´ Franc¸aise de Statistique (2019): https://hal.inrae.fr/hal-02618438.
  8. Fortes-Lima, Cesar; Bybjerg-Grauholm, Jonas; Marin-Padrón, Lilia Caridad; Gomez-Cabezas, Enrique Javier; Bækvad-Hansen, Marie; Hansen, Christine Søholm; Le, Phuong; et al. "Exploring Cuba’s population structure and demographic history using genome-wide data". Scientific Reports 8 1 (2018): http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-29851-3.
    10.1038/s41598-018-29851-3
  9. Buzbas, Erkan Ozge; Verdu, Paul. "Inference on admixture fractions in a mechanistic model of recurrent admixture". Theoretical Population Biology 122 (2018): 149-157. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tpb.2018.03.006.
    10.1016/j.tpb.2018.03.006
  10. Pemberton, Trevor J.; Verdu, Paul; Becker, Noémie S.; Willer, Cristen J.; Hewlett, Barry S.; Le Bomin, Sylvie; Froment, Alain; Rosenberg, Noah A.; Heyer, Evelyne. "A genome scan for genes underlying adult body size differences between Central African hunter-gatherers and farmers". Human Genetics 137 6-7 (2018): 487-509. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00439-018-1902-3.
    10.1007/s00439-018-1902-3
  11. Lopez, Marie; Kousathanas, Athanasios; Quach, Hélène; Harmant, Christine; Mouguiama-Daouda, Patrick; Hombert, Jean-Marie; Froment, Alain; et al. "The demographic history and mutational load of African hunter-gatherers and farmers". Nature Ecology & Evolution 2 4 (2018): 721-730. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41559-018-0496-4.
    10.1038/s41559-018-0496-4
  12. Thouzeau, Valentin; Mennecier, Philippe; Verdu, Paul; Austerlitz, Frédéric. "Genetic and linguistic histories in Central Asia inferred using approximate Bayesian computations". Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 284 1861 (2017): 20170706. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2017.0706.
    10.1098/rspb.2017.0706
  13. Perry, George H.; Verdu, Paul. "Genomic perspectives on the history and evolutionary ecology of tropical rainforest occupation by humans". Quaternary International 448 (2017): 150-157. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.quaint.2016.04.038.
    10.1016/j.quaint.2016.04.038
  14. Verdu, Paul; Jewett, Ethan M.; Pemberton, Trevor J.; Rosenberg, Noah A.; Baptista, Marlyse. "Parallel Trajectories of Genetic and Linguistic Admixture in a Genetically Admixed Creole Population". Current Biology 27 16 (2017): 2529-2535.e3. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2017.07.002.
    10.1016/j.cub.2017.07.002
  15. Patin, Etienne; Lopez, Marie; Grollemund, Rebecca; Verdu, Paul; Harmant, Christine; Quach, Hélène; Laval, Guillaume; et al. "Dispersals and genetic adaptation of Bantu-speaking populations in Africa and North America". Science 356 6337 (2017): 543-546. http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.aal1988.
    10.1126/science.aal1988
  16. Verdu, Paul. "African Pygmies". Current Biology 26 1 (2016): R12-R14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2015.10.023.
    10.1016/j.cub.2015.10.023
  17. Verdu, Paul; Austerlitz, Frédéric. "Post marital residence behaviours shape genetic variation in hunter-gatherer and agricultural populations from Central Africa". Hunter Gatherer Research 1 1 (2015): 107-124. http://dx.doi.org/10.3828/hgr.2015.6.
    10.3828/hgr.2015.6
  18. Goldberg, Amy; Verdu, Paul; Rosenberg, Noah A.. "Autosomal Admixture Levels Are Informative About Sex Bias in Admixed Populations". Genetics 198 3 (2014): 1209-1229. http://dx.doi.org/10.1534/genetics.114.166793.
    10.1534/genetics.114.166793
  19. Verdu, Paul; Pemberton, Trevor J.; Laurent, Romain; Kemp, Brian M.; Gonzalez-Oliver, Angelica; Gorodezky, Clara; Hughes, Cris E.; et al. "Patterns of Admixture and Population Structure in Native Populations of Northwest North America". PLoS Genetics 10 8 (2014): e1004530. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1004530.
    10.1371/journal.pgen.1004530
  20. Aimé, Carla; Verdu, Paul; Ségurel, Laure; Martinez-Cruz, Begoña; Hegay, Tatyana; Heyer, Evelyne; Austerlitz, Frédéric. "Microsatellite data show recent demographic expansions in sedentary but not in nomadic human populations in Africa and Eurasia". European Journal of Human Genetics 22 10 (2014): 1201-1207. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ejhg.2014.2.
    10.1038/ejhg.2014.2
  21. Patin, Etienne; Siddle, Katherine J.; Laval, Guillaume; Quach, Hélène; Harmant, Christine; Becker, Noémie; Froment, Alain; et al. "The impact of agricultural emergence on the genetic history of African rainforest hunter-gatherers and agriculturalists". Nature Communications 5 1 (2014): http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms4163.
    10.1038/ncomms4163
  22. Aimé, Carla; Laval, Guillaume; Patin, Etienne; Verdu, Paul; Ségurel, Laure; Chaix, Raphaëlle; Hegay, Tatyana; et al. "Human Genetic Data Reveal Contrasting Demographic Patterns between Sedentary and Nomadic Populations That Predate the Emergence of Farming". Molecular Biology and Evolution 30 12 (2013): 2629-2644. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/molbev/mst156.
    10.1093/molbev/mst156
  23. Verdu, Paul; Becker, Noémie S.A.; Froment, Alain; Georges, Myriam; Grugni, Viola; Quintana-Murci, Lluis; Hombert, Jean-Marie; et al. "Sociocultural Behavior, Sex-Biased Admixture, and Effective Population Sizes in Central African Pygmies and Non-Pygmies". Molecular Biology and Evolution 30 4 (2013): 918-937. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/molbev/mss328.
    10.1093/molbev/mss328
  24. Becker, Noémie SA; Verdu, Paul; Georges, Myriam; Duquesnoy, Philippe; Froment, Alain; Amselem, Serge; Le Bouc, Yves; Heyer, Evelyne. "The role of GHR and IGF1 genes in the genetic determination of African pygmies’ short stature". European Journal of Human Genetics 21 6 (2012): 653-658. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ejhg.2012.223.
    10.1038/ejhg.2012.223
  25. Verdu, Paul; Destro-Bisol, Giovanni. "African Pygmies, What's Behind a Name?". Human Biology 84 1 (2012): 1-10. http://dx.doi.org/10.3378/027.084.0105.
    10.3378/027.084.0105
  26. Verdu, Paul; Rosenberg, Noah A.. "A General Mechanistic Model for Admixture Histories of Hybrid Populations". Genetics 189 4 (2011): 1413-1426. http://dx.doi.org/10.1534/genetics.111.132787.
    10.1534/genetics.111.132787
  27. Becker, Noémie S.A.; Verdu, Paul; Froment, Alain; Le Bomin, Sylvie; Pagezy, Hélène; Bahuchet, Serge; Heyer, Evelyne. "Indirect evidence for the genetic determination of short stature in African Pygmies". American Journal of Physical Anthropology 145 3 (2011): 390-401. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.21512.
    10.1002/ajpa.21512
  28. Verdu, Paul; Leblois, Raphaël; Froment, Alain; Théry, Sylvain; Bahuchet, Serge; Rousset, François; Heyer, Evelyne; Vitalis, Renaud. "Limited dispersal in mobile hunter–gatherer Baka Pygmies". Biology Letters 6 6 (2010): 858-861. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2010.0192.
    10.1098/rsbl.2010.0192
  29. Becker, Noémie S. A.; Verdu, Paul; Hewlett, Barry; Pavard, Samuel. "Can Life History Trade-Offs Explain the Evolution of Short Stature in Human Pygmies? A Response to Migliano et al. (2007)". Human Biology 82 1 (2010): 17-27. http://dx.doi.org/10.3378/027.082.0101.
    10.3378/027.082.0101
  30. Verdu, Paul; Austerlitz, Frederic; Estoup, Arnaud; Vitalis, Renaud; Georges, Myriam; Théry, Sylvain; Froment, Alain; et al. "Origins and Genetic Diversity of Pygmy Hunter-Gatherers from Western Central Africa". Current Biology 19 4 (2009): 312-318. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2008.12.049.
    10.1016/j.cub.2008.12.049
  31. Quintana-Murci, L.; Quach, H.; Harmant, C.; Luca, F.; Massonnet, B.; Patin, E.; Sica, L.; et al. "Maternal traces of deep common ancestry and asymmetric gene flow between Pygmy hunter-gatherers and Bantu-speaking farmers". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 105 5 (2008): 1596-1601. http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0711467105.
    10.1073/pnas.0711467105
  32. Verdu, Paul; Barreiro, Luis B.; Patin, Etienne; Gessain, Antoine; Cassar, Olivier; Kidd, Judith R.; Kidd, Kenneth K.; et al. "Evolutionary insights into the high worldwide prevalence of MBL2 deficiency alleles". Human Molecular Genetics 15 17 (2006): 2650-2658. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/hmg/ddl193.
    10.1093/hmg/ddl193
  33. Kim, Jong-Jin; Verdu, Paul; Pakstis, Andrew J.; Speed, William C.; Kidd, Judith R.; Kidd, Kenneth K.. "Use of autosomal loci for clustering individuals and populations of East Asian origin". Human Genetics 117 6 (2005): 511-519. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00439-005-1334-8.
    10.1007/s00439-005-1334-8

Other

Other output
  1. Population Genetics of Central African Pygmies and Non-Pygmies 1. 2017. Paul Verdu. https://doi.org/10.4324%2F9780203789438-2.
    10.4324/9780203789438-2