Welcome!
Leo Speidel / シュパイデル玲雄
Group Leader
Mathematical Genomics RIKEN ECL Research Unit / 数理遺伝学理研ECL研究ユニット
English, Japanese, German
Please visit out lab page for more details: https://speidellab.github.io/.
I am a group leader at RIKEN, Japan’s national scientific research institute. I am part of the Center for Interdisciplinary Theoretical and Mathematical Sciences (iTHEMS). Please get in touch if you’re interested in joining our group. See here for RIKEN-funded fellowships and JSPS-funded fellowships at PhD and postdoc level, in addition to positions funded directly by us.
Research interests
I am interested in developing powerful statistical tools that utilise the rapidly growing numbers of genomes of modern and ancient people to reconstruct our shared genetic past.
Our genomes can, for instance, inform us about past migrations, introgression with Neanderthals and other extinct hominids, and adaptation to environmental or lifestyle changes throughout human history. In particular, I am interested in understanding how evolutionary forces have shaped our genetic differences and how these may impact our health.