Iseult Jackson

CONTACT DETAILS:

E-mail : ijackson[AT] tcd [dot] ie
Tel : +353-(0)1-896-1265
Fax : +353-(0)1-679-8558

MODERN DNA LABORATORY ADDRESS:

Molecular Population Genetics
Smurfit Institute of Genetics
Trinity College Dublin
Dublin 2
Ireland

ANCIENT DNA LABORATORY ADDRESS (for archaeological samples):

Archaeological Genetics
Smurfit Institute of Genetics
Trinity College Dublin
Dublin 2
Ireland

RESEARCH INTEREST:

Ancient genetic disease: Disease is a key evolutionary pressure, as it impacts survival and ability to reproduce (i.e. fitness). There are considerable differences in Mendelian disease allele frequency across populations, which may be related to population dynamics in the past. Ancient genomics is useful here as it captures variation over time rather than inferring the history of disease alleles from modern data, which only captures a subset of past events. Furthermore, the identification of individuals with disease is of archaeological interest as it can be revealing about how past societies cared for sick individuals. Characterising genetic disease of phenotypically affected ancient individuals is also of interest to me.

EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE:

June - August 2018: Summer student in Cloonan lab, Weill Cornell Medical School Project: Mitochondrial Iron

EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS:

2020- Present: PhD candidate, Bradley lab

September-December 2019: SFI Genomics research training program, NUI Galway

2015-2019 B.A. (Mod.) Human Genetics, Trinity College Dublin; First Class Honours Thesis title: "Next generation sequencing and bioinformatic analysis of Irish Medieval human genomes"
Supervisor: Dan Bradley

OTHER MERITS:

2019- Gold Medal for degree examinations

2018- Leslie Bloomer Prize in Human Genetics

2017- David McConnell Prize in Human Genetics