Éadaoin Harney
@EadaoinSays
Interested in all things ancient DNA. Scientist on @23andme’s Population Genetics R&D Team. Lecturer at @HarvardHEB. she/her
I'm honored to have had the opportunity to investigate the genomes of 27 enslaved and free African Americans from Catoctin Furnace with my colleagues at @23andMeResearch, @harvardmed, and @NMNH. Our study is now published in @sciencemagazine. science.org/doi/full/10.11… 1/13
It is “the next thing in the field of ancient DNA”, says Éadaoin Harney, a population geneticist at consumer-genetics firm 23andMe in Menlo Park, California. “It’s a new way to study human history.” nature.com/articles/d4158…
Our first group output from the #DNAirobi workshop is now published! Written by co-authors from all over the world, we share our view for what the #popgen and #aDNA research landscape in Africa could look like in ten years’ time (and how we can get there). cell.com/ajhg/fulltext/…
It was such an honor to be able to share these results with Agnes and her family today. I’m feeling very lucky to work at @23andMe, which makes it possible not only to do exciting research but also to return the results directly to the people they impact most. @23andMeResearch
Geneticist @EadaoinSays connected a little girl who died 200 years ago to a living relative using DNA. The results show how genetics can help break a "brick wall" slavery created for African Americans researching their ancestry. science.org/content/articl… @23andMe @NewsfromScience
Hey #ASHG23 attendees! If you are interested in talking about my study of 18-19th century African Americans from Catoctin Furnace or about ways to apply our new IBD approach to other historical datasets come find me at my poster (PB3122) on Friday from 3-5pm. @23andMeResearch
What an exciting way to kick off #ISBA10 by sharing our recent study of enslaved and free African Americans from Catoctin Furnace during the first regular session. Now I’m excited to hear and see everyone else’s awesome talks and posters!
Equally important to the scientific results shared in the Catoctin Furnace paper - the ethical questions that had to be addressed. See Roslyn Curry's blog post blog.23andme.com/articles/ethic… and the companion ethics paper cell.com/ajhg/fulltext/…
Scientists partnered with genetic testing service, 23andMe to conduct DNA testing on the remains of 27 enslaved people excavated from Maryland's Catoctin Furnace. usatoday.com/story/news/nat…
"Historical DNA Study Connects Living People to Enslaved and Free African Americans at Early Ironworks" Read more here: hms.harvard.edu/news/historica…)
A first-of-its-kind DNA analysis of African Americans buried at Catoctin Furnace, Maryland, reveals the locations of their African and European ancestors and finds more than 40,000 living U.S. relatives hvrd.me/tKaI50Pv4Ib