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Peer reviewed publications
Submitted
Caro-Consuegra R*, Nieves-Colón MA*, Rawls E, Rubín de Celis V, Lizárraga B, Vidaurre T, Sandoval Mendoza K, Fejerman L, Stone AC, Moreno-Estrada A, Bosch E. Uncovering signals of positive selection in Peruvian populations from three ecological regions. Molecular Biology and Evolution. *= These authors contributed equally and share co-first authorship.
In Review
Badillo Rivera K*, Nieves-Colón MA*, Sandoval Mendoza K, Villanueva Dávalos V, Enriquez Lencinas LE, Chen JW, Zhang ET, Sockell A, Ortiz Tello P, Hurtado GM, Condori Salas R, Cebrecos R, Manzaneda Choque JC, Manzaneda Choque FP, Yábar Pilco GP, Rawls E, Eng C, Huntsman S, Gonzàlez Burchard E, Poletti G, Gallo C, Bustamante CD, Baker JC, Gignoux CR, Wojcik GL, Moreno-Estrada A. Clotting factor genes are associated with preeclampsia in high altitude pregnant women in the Peruvian Andes. American Journal of Human Genetics. Pre-print available on MedRxiv. *= These authors contributed equally and share co-first authorship.
Mohammed RM, Turner G, Fowler K, Pateman M, Nieves-Colón MA, Fanovich L, Cooke SB, Dávalos LM, Fitzpatrick SM, Giovas CM, Stokowsi M, Wrean AA, Kemp M, LeFebvre MJ, Mychajliw A. Colonial legacies influence biodiversity lessons: How past trade routes and power dynamics shape present day scientific research and professional opportunities for Caribbean scientists. American Naturalist.
Nieves-Colón MA. Anthropological genetic insights on Caribbean population history. Evolutionary Anthropology. [Invited Review].
2021
Nieves-Colón MA, Blevins KE, Contreras-Seick MA, Bravo López M. Paleogenómica y Bioarqueología en México. Cuicuilco Revista de Ciencias Antropológicas. 28(81): 187-223. Article available here.
2020
Bravo-López M, Villa-Islas V, Rocha C, Villaseñor AB, Solís A, Sandoval-Velasco M, Alcántara K, Gómez-Valdés J, Herrera A, Mejía E, Meraz Moreno A, Moreno Cabrera ML, Moreno-Estrada A, Nieves-Colón MA, Olvera J, Pérez-Pérez J, Iversen KH, Rasmussen S, Sandoval-Mendoza K, Wesp J, Zepeda G, Ávila-Arcos MC. Paleogenomic insights into the red complex bacteria Tannerella forsythia in pre-hispanic and colonial individuals from Mexico. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B. 375: 20190580. Article available here.
Motti JMB, Winingear S, Valenzuela LO, Nieves-Colón MA, Harkins KM, García Laborde P, Bravi CM, Guichón R, Stone AC. Identification of the geographic origins of people buried in the Cemetery of the Salesian Mission of Tierra del Fuego through the analysis of mtDNA and stable isotopes. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports. 33: 102559. Article available here.
Nägele K, Posth C, Orbegozo MI, Chinque de Armas Y, Hernandez Godoy ST, González Herrera UM, Nieves-Colón MA, Sandoval-Velasco M, Mylopotamitaki D, Radzeviciute R, Laffoon J, Pestle WJ, Ramos-Madrigal J, Lamnidis TC, Schaffer WC, Carr RS, Day JS, Arredondo Antúnez C, Rangel Rivero A, Martínez-Fuentes AJ, Crespo-Torres E, Roksandic I, Stone AC, Lalueza-Fox C, Hoogland M, Roksandic M, Hofman C, Krause J, Schroeder H. Genomic insights into the early peopling of the Caribbean. Science (Early View). 10.1126/science.aba8697. Article available here.
Gokhman, D, Nissim-Rafinia M, Agranat-Tamir L, Housman G, García-Perez R, Lizano E, Chernoet O, Mallick S, Nieves-Colón MA, Li H, Alpaslan-Roodenberg S, Novak, M, Gu H, Ferrando-Bernal M, Gelabert P, Lipende I, Mjungu D, Kondova I, Bontrop R, Kullmer O, Quillen EE, Meissner A, Lahav Y, Kandel L, Liebergall M, Prada ME, Vidal JM, Gronostajski RM, Stone AC, Yakir B, Lalueza-Fox C, Pinhasi R, Reich D, Marques-Bonet T, Meshorer E. Differential DNA methylation of vocal and facial anatomy genes in modern humans. Nature Communications. 11:1189. Article available here.
2019
Nieves-Colón MA, Pestle WJ, Reynolds AW, Llamas B, de la Fuente C, Fowler, K, Skerry K, Crespo-Torres E, Bustamante CD, Stone AC. Ancient DNA reconstructs the genetic legacies of pre-contact Puerto Rico. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 37(3):611-620. Article available here.
2018
Belbin GM, Nieves-Colón MA, Kenny EE, Moreno-Estrada A, Gignoux CR. (2018) Genetic diversity in populations across Latin America: Implications for population and medical genetic studies. Current Opinions in Genetics and Development. 53:98-104. Article available here.
Cruz-Dávalos DI, Nieves-Colón MA, Sockell AS, Poznick DG, Schroeder H, Stone AC, Bustamante CD, Malaspinas AS, Ávila-Arcos, MC. (2018). In-solution Y-chromosome enrichment on ancient DNA libraries. BMC Genomics. 19:608. Article available here.
Nieves-Colón MA, Ozga AT, Pestle WJ, Cucina A, Tiesler V, Stanton T, Stone AC. (2018) Comparison of two ancient DNA extraction protocols for skeletal remains from tropical environments. American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 16:824-836. Article available here.
2017
Díaz-Zabala HJ, Nieves-Colón MA, Martínez-Cruzado JC. (2017) A mainly circum- Mediterranean origin for West Eurasian mtDNAs in Puerto Rico with strong contributions from the Canary Islands and West Africa. Human Biology. Article available here:.
Watkins JK, Blatt SH, Bradbury CA, Alanko GA, Kohn MJ, Lytle ML, Taylor J, Lacroix D, Nieves-Colón MA, Stone AC, Butt DP. (2017) Determining the affinity of an unprovenienced human skull for repatriation. Journal of Archaeological Science. 12: 384-394. Article available here.
2016
Ozga AT, Nieves-Colón MA, Honap TP, Sankaranarayanan K, Hofman CA, Milner G, Lewis CM, Stone AC, Warinner C. (2016) Successful enrichment and recovery of whole mitochondrial genomes from ancient human dental calculus. American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 160(2): 220-228. Article available here.
Caro-Consuegra R*, Nieves-Colón MA*, Rawls E, Rubín de Celis V, Lizárraga B, Vidaurre T, Sandoval Mendoza K, Fejerman L, Stone AC, Moreno-Estrada A, Bosch E. Uncovering signals of positive selection in Peruvian populations from three ecological regions. Molecular Biology and Evolution. *= These authors contributed equally and share co-first authorship.
In Review
Badillo Rivera K*, Nieves-Colón MA*, Sandoval Mendoza K, Villanueva Dávalos V, Enriquez Lencinas LE, Chen JW, Zhang ET, Sockell A, Ortiz Tello P, Hurtado GM, Condori Salas R, Cebrecos R, Manzaneda Choque JC, Manzaneda Choque FP, Yábar Pilco GP, Rawls E, Eng C, Huntsman S, Gonzàlez Burchard E, Poletti G, Gallo C, Bustamante CD, Baker JC, Gignoux CR, Wojcik GL, Moreno-Estrada A. Clotting factor genes are associated with preeclampsia in high altitude pregnant women in the Peruvian Andes. American Journal of Human Genetics. Pre-print available on MedRxiv. *= These authors contributed equally and share co-first authorship.
Mohammed RM, Turner G, Fowler K, Pateman M, Nieves-Colón MA, Fanovich L, Cooke SB, Dávalos LM, Fitzpatrick SM, Giovas CM, Stokowsi M, Wrean AA, Kemp M, LeFebvre MJ, Mychajliw A. Colonial legacies influence biodiversity lessons: How past trade routes and power dynamics shape present day scientific research and professional opportunities for Caribbean scientists. American Naturalist.
Nieves-Colón MA. Anthropological genetic insights on Caribbean population history. Evolutionary Anthropology. [Invited Review].
2021
Nieves-Colón MA, Blevins KE, Contreras-Seick MA, Bravo López M. Paleogenómica y Bioarqueología en México. Cuicuilco Revista de Ciencias Antropológicas. 28(81): 187-223. Article available here.
2020
Bravo-López M, Villa-Islas V, Rocha C, Villaseñor AB, Solís A, Sandoval-Velasco M, Alcántara K, Gómez-Valdés J, Herrera A, Mejía E, Meraz Moreno A, Moreno Cabrera ML, Moreno-Estrada A, Nieves-Colón MA, Olvera J, Pérez-Pérez J, Iversen KH, Rasmussen S, Sandoval-Mendoza K, Wesp J, Zepeda G, Ávila-Arcos MC. Paleogenomic insights into the red complex bacteria Tannerella forsythia in pre-hispanic and colonial individuals from Mexico. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B. 375: 20190580. Article available here.
Motti JMB, Winingear S, Valenzuela LO, Nieves-Colón MA, Harkins KM, García Laborde P, Bravi CM, Guichón R, Stone AC. Identification of the geographic origins of people buried in the Cemetery of the Salesian Mission of Tierra del Fuego through the analysis of mtDNA and stable isotopes. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports. 33: 102559. Article available here.
Nägele K, Posth C, Orbegozo MI, Chinque de Armas Y, Hernandez Godoy ST, González Herrera UM, Nieves-Colón MA, Sandoval-Velasco M, Mylopotamitaki D, Radzeviciute R, Laffoon J, Pestle WJ, Ramos-Madrigal J, Lamnidis TC, Schaffer WC, Carr RS, Day JS, Arredondo Antúnez C, Rangel Rivero A, Martínez-Fuentes AJ, Crespo-Torres E, Roksandic I, Stone AC, Lalueza-Fox C, Hoogland M, Roksandic M, Hofman C, Krause J, Schroeder H. Genomic insights into the early peopling of the Caribbean. Science (Early View). 10.1126/science.aba8697. Article available here.
Gokhman, D, Nissim-Rafinia M, Agranat-Tamir L, Housman G, García-Perez R, Lizano E, Chernoet O, Mallick S, Nieves-Colón MA, Li H, Alpaslan-Roodenberg S, Novak, M, Gu H, Ferrando-Bernal M, Gelabert P, Lipende I, Mjungu D, Kondova I, Bontrop R, Kullmer O, Quillen EE, Meissner A, Lahav Y, Kandel L, Liebergall M, Prada ME, Vidal JM, Gronostajski RM, Stone AC, Yakir B, Lalueza-Fox C, Pinhasi R, Reich D, Marques-Bonet T, Meshorer E. Differential DNA methylation of vocal and facial anatomy genes in modern humans. Nature Communications. 11:1189. Article available here.
2019
Nieves-Colón MA, Pestle WJ, Reynolds AW, Llamas B, de la Fuente C, Fowler, K, Skerry K, Crespo-Torres E, Bustamante CD, Stone AC. Ancient DNA reconstructs the genetic legacies of pre-contact Puerto Rico. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 37(3):611-620. Article available here.
2018
Belbin GM, Nieves-Colón MA, Kenny EE, Moreno-Estrada A, Gignoux CR. (2018) Genetic diversity in populations across Latin America: Implications for population and medical genetic studies. Current Opinions in Genetics and Development. 53:98-104. Article available here.
Cruz-Dávalos DI, Nieves-Colón MA, Sockell AS, Poznick DG, Schroeder H, Stone AC, Bustamante CD, Malaspinas AS, Ávila-Arcos, MC. (2018). In-solution Y-chromosome enrichment on ancient DNA libraries. BMC Genomics. 19:608. Article available here.
Nieves-Colón MA, Ozga AT, Pestle WJ, Cucina A, Tiesler V, Stanton T, Stone AC. (2018) Comparison of two ancient DNA extraction protocols for skeletal remains from tropical environments. American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 16:824-836. Article available here.
2017
Díaz-Zabala HJ, Nieves-Colón MA, Martínez-Cruzado JC. (2017) A mainly circum- Mediterranean origin for West Eurasian mtDNAs in Puerto Rico with strong contributions from the Canary Islands and West Africa. Human Biology. Article available here:.
Watkins JK, Blatt SH, Bradbury CA, Alanko GA, Kohn MJ, Lytle ML, Taylor J, Lacroix D, Nieves-Colón MA, Stone AC, Butt DP. (2017) Determining the affinity of an unprovenienced human skull for repatriation. Journal of Archaeological Science. 12: 384-394. Article available here.
2016
Ozga AT, Nieves-Colón MA, Honap TP, Sankaranarayanan K, Hofman CA, Milner G, Lewis CM, Stone AC, Warinner C. (2016) Successful enrichment and recovery of whole mitochondrial genomes from ancient human dental calculus. American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 160(2): 220-228. Article available here.
Book chapters
In Review
Pestle WJ, Nieves-Colón MA, Dine H and Pourmand A. (In Review) The Tibes burials: New perspectives on ancient lives. In Curet LA and Stringer L (Eds). Tibes in Time and Space (working title). Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press..
2021
Stone JH and Nieves-Colón MA. (In Press) Stepping stones and genomes: Using ancient DNA to reconstruct island colonization. In Napolitano MF, Stone JH and DiNaploi RJ (Eds). The Archaelogy of Island Colonization. Gainesville: University Press of Florida.
2018
Nieves-Colón MA and Stone AC. (2018) Ancient DNA analysis of archaeological remains. In MA Katzenberg and AL Grauer (Eds). Biological Anthropology of the Human Skeleton. Third Edition. New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons. p. 515-544.
Pestle WJ, Nieves-Colón MA, Dine H and Pourmand A. (In Review) The Tibes burials: New perspectives on ancient lives. In Curet LA and Stringer L (Eds). Tibes in Time and Space (working title). Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press..
2021
Stone JH and Nieves-Colón MA. (In Press) Stepping stones and genomes: Using ancient DNA to reconstruct island colonization. In Napolitano MF, Stone JH and DiNaploi RJ (Eds). The Archaelogy of Island Colonization. Gainesville: University Press of Florida.
2018
Nieves-Colón MA and Stone AC. (2018) Ancient DNA analysis of archaeological remains. In MA Katzenberg and AL Grauer (Eds). Biological Anthropology of the Human Skeleton. Third Edition. New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons. p. 515-544.
Edited volumes
Nieves-Colón MA. (2019) Ancient DNA and Caribbean Archaeology. The SAA Archaeological Record. 19(2): 26-31. Available here.
Letters and Commentaries
Dávalos LM, Austin RM, Balisi MA, Begay RL, Hofman CL, Kemp ME, Lund JR, Monroe C, Mychajliw A, Nelso EA, Nieves-Colón MA, Redondo SA, Tsosie KS, Yracheta JM. (2020) Pandemics' historical role in inequality [Letter to the Editor]. Science. 368(6497): 1322-1323. (All authors contributed equally to this work). Available here.
Encyclopedia Entries
Nieves-Colón MA. (2014) DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid) and Caribbean Archaeology. In BA Reid and RG Gilmore III (Eds.) Encyclopedia of Caribbean Archaeology. Gainsville: University Press of Florida. p. 125-126. Book available here.
Conference Proceedings
Nieves-Colón MA and Martínez-Cruzado, JC. (2012) La contribución genética de África Sub-Sahariana a la población de la República Dominicana según el estudio de su ADN mitocondrial. Cuadernos de Investigación Histórica, 7: 28-41. Proceedings from Coloquio Africa y sus Identidades, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus, San Juan, PR.