Iñigo Olalde

Ikerbasque Research Fellow, UPV/EHU

Ikerbasque Research Fellow at the BIOMICS research group, University of Basque Country.

Research line:

The study of human population history with ancient DNA.

Ramon y Cajal Fellowship 2019 (Ranked in first position), “La Caixa” Foundation Incoming Junior Leader Fellowship, Current Archaeology Research Project of the Year award 2018, Extraordinary PhD award 2016 Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Basque Government Predoctoral fellowship, Premio Nacional Fin de Carrera de Educación Universitaria (Accésit Biología 2011).

Previous research experience at the Harvard Medical School (USA) and the Institute of Evolutionary Biology CSIC-UPF (Spain).

PhD in Biomedicine (2016) from the Institute of Evolutionary Biology CSIC-UPF (Spain).

Publications

2024

Article / Accurate detection of identity-by-descent segments in human ancient DNA

Nature Genetics

Ringbauer, H.; Huang, Y.; Akbari, A.; Mallick, S.; Olalde, I.; Patterson, N.; Reich, D.

Article / Bioarchaeological Perspectives on Late Antiquity in Dalmatia: Paleogenetic, Dietary, and Population Studies of the Hvar—Radošević burial site

Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences

Zagorc, B.; Blanz, M.; Gelabert, P.; Sawyer, S.; Oberreiter, V.; Cheronet, O.; Chen, H.S.; Carić, M.; Visković, E.; Olalde, I.; Ivanova-Bieg, M.; Novak, M.; Reich, D.; Pinhasi, R.

Article / Historical and archaeogenomic identification of high-status Englishmen at Jamestown, Virginia

Antiquity

Owsley, D.W.; Bruwelheide, K.S.; Harney, É.; Mallick, S.; Rohland, N.; Olalde, I.; Barca, K.G.; Ramsey, A.J.; Hull-Walski, D.A.; Kelso, W.M.; May, J.E.; Broomandkhoshbacht, N.; Ferry, M.; Lawson, A.M.; Michel, M.; Oppenheimer, J.; Stewardson, K.; Zalzala, F.; Simon, V.E.; Givens, D.M.; Lavin, M.D.; Reich, D.E.

Article / Exploring Eye, Hair, and Skin Pigmentation in a Spanish Population: Insights from Hirisplex-S Predictions

Genes

Navarro-López, B.; Baeta, M.; Suárez-Ulloa, V.; Martos-Fernández, R.; Moreno-López, O.; Martínez-Jarreta, B.; Jiménez, S.; Olalde, I.; de Pancorbo, M.M.

2023

Article / Accurate detection of identity-by-descent segments in human ancient DNA

Nature genetics

Harald Ringbauer, Yilei Huang, Ali Akbari, Swapan Mallick, Iñigo Olalde, Nick Patterson & David Reich

Article / The genetic legacy of African Americans from Catoctin Furnace

Science

Harney, É.; Micheletti, S.; Bruwelheide, K.S.; Freyman, W.A.; Bryc, K.; Akbari, A.; Jewett, E.; Comer, E.; Gates, H.L.; Heywood, L.; Thornton, J.; Curry, R.; Esselmann, S.A.; Barca, K.G.; Sedig, J.; Sirak, K.; Olalde, I.; Adamski, N.; Bernardos, R.; Broomandkhoshbacht, N.; Ferry, M.; Qiu, L.; Stewardson, K.; Workman, J.N.; Zalzala, F.; Mallick, S.; Micco, A.; Mah, M.; Zhang, Z.; Rohland, N.; Mountain, J.L.; Owsley, D.W.; Reich, D.; Aslibekyan, S.; Auton, A.; Babalola, E.; Bell, R.K.; Bielenberg, J.; Bullis, E.; Coker, D.; Partida, G.C.; Dhamija, D.; Das, S.; Elson, S.L.; Filshtein, T.; Fletez-Brant, K.; Fontanillas, P.; Heilbron, K.; Hicks, B.; Hinds, D.A.; Jiang, Y.; Kukar, K.; Lin, K.H.; Lowe, M.; McCreight, J.; McIntyre, M.H.; Moreno, M.E.; Nandakumar, P.; Noblin, E.S.; O’Connell, J.; Petrakovitz, A.A.; Poznik, G.D.; Schumacher, M.; Shastri, A.J.; Shelton, J.F.; Shi, J.; Shringarpure, S.; Tran, V.; Tung, J.Y.; Wang, X.; Wang, W.; Weldon, C.H.; Wilton, P.; Hernandez, A.; Wong, C.D.; Tchakouté, C.T.; Fitch, A.; Reynoso, A.; Granka, J.M.; Jane Su, Q.; Kwong, A.; Eriksson, N.; Nguyen, D.T.; Llamas, I.A.; Tat, S.A.

Article / Kinship practices in Early Iron Age South-east Europe: Genetic and isotopic analysis of burials from the Dolge njive barrow cemetery, Dolenjska, Slovenia

Antiquity

Armit, I.; Fischer, C.E.; Koon, H.; Nicholls, R.; Olalde, I.; Rohland, N.; Buckberry, J.; Montgomery, J.; Mason, P.; Črešnar, M.; Büster, L.; Reich, D.

Article / A genetic history of the Balkans from Roman frontier to Slavic migrations

Cell

Olalde, I.; Carrión, P.; Mikić, I.; Rohland, N.; Mallick, S.; Lazaridis, I.; Mah, M.; Korać, M.; Golubović, S.; Petković, S.; Miladinović-Radmilović, N.; Vulović, D.; Alihodžić, T.; Ash, A.; Baeta, M.; Bartík, J.; Bedić, Ž.; Bilić, M.; Bonsall, C.; Bunčić, M.; Bužanić, D.; Carić, M.; Čataj, L.; Cvetko, M.; Drnić, I.; Dugonjić, A.; Đukić, A.; Đukić, K.; Farkaš, Z.; Jelínek, P.; Jovanovic, M.; Kaić, I.; Kalafatić, H.; Krmpotić, M.; Krznar, S.; Leleković, T.; M. de Pancorbo, M.; Matijević, V.; Milošević Zakić, B.; Osterholtz, A.J.; Paige, J.M.; Tresić Pavičić, D.; Premužić, Z.; Rajić Šikanjić, P.; Rapan Papeša, A.; Paraman, L.; Sanader, M.; Radovanović, I.; Roksandic, M.; Šefčáková, A.; Stefanović, S.; Teschler-Nicola, M.; Tončinić, D.; Zagorc, B.; Callan, K.; Candilio, F.; Cheronet, O.; Fernandes, D.; Kearns, A.; Lawson, A.M.; Mandl, K.; Wagner, A.; Zalzala, F.; Zettl, A.; Tomanović, Ž.; Keckarević, D.; Novak, M.; Harper, K.; McCormick, M.; Pinhasi, R.; Grbić, M.; Lalueza-Fox, C.; Reich, D.

2022

Article / Genome-wide data from medieval German Jews show that the Ashkenazi founder event pre-dated the 14<sup>th</sup> century

Cell

Waldman, S.; Backenroth, D.; Harney, É.; Flohr, S.; Neff, N.C.; Buckley, G.M.; Fridman, H.; Akbari, A.; Rohland, N.; Mallick, S.; Olalde, I.; Cooper, L.; Lomes, A.; Lipson, J.; Cano Nistal, J.; Yu, J.; Barzilai, N.; Peter, I.; Atzmon, G.; Ostrer, H.; Lencz, T.; Maruvka, Y.E.; Lämmerhirt, M.; Beider, A.; Rutgers, L.V.; Renson, V.; Prufer, K.M.; Schiffels, S.; Ringbauer, H.; Sczech, K.; Carmi, S.; Reich, D.

Article / Kinship practices in the early state El Argar society from Bronze Age Iberia

Scientific Reports

Villalba-Mouco, V.; Oliart, C.; Rihuete-Herrada, C.; Rohrlach, A.B.; Fregeiro, M.I.; Childebayeva, A.; Ringbauer, H.; Olalde, I.; Celdrán Beltrán, E.; Puello-Mora, C.; Valério, M.; Krause, J.; Lull, V.; Micó, R.; Risch, R.; Haak, W.

Article / Y-chromosome target enrichment reveals rapid expansion of haplogroup R1b-DF27 in Iberia during the Bronze Age transition

Scientific Reports

García-Fernández, C.; Lizano, E.; Telford, M.; Olalde, Í.; de Cid, R.; Larmuseau, M.H.D.; M. de Pancorbo, M.; Calafell, F.

Article / At the beginnings of the funerary Megalithism in Iberia at Campo de Hockey necropolis

Scientific Reports

Vijande-Vila, E.; Díaz-Zorita Bonilla, M.; Morell-Rovira, B.; Olalde, Í.; Sánchez-Barba Muñoz, L.P.; Domínguez-Bella, S.; Emslie, S.D.; Becerra-Martín, S.; Rubio-Salvador, Á.; Fernández-Sánchez, D.S.; Cantillo-Duarte, J.J.; Alemán-Aguilera, I.; Moreno-Márquez, A.; Molina-Piernas, E.; Ramírez-Amador, J.L.; Gómez-Sánchez, M.L.; Botella-López, M.C.; Rodríguez-Vidal, J.; Ramos-Muñoz, J.

Article / Large-scale migration into Britain during the Middle to Late Bronze Age

Nature

Patterson, N.; Isakov, M.; Booth, T.; Büster, L.; Fischer, C.E.; Olalde, I.; Ringbauer, H.; Akbari, A.; Cheronet, O.; Bleasdale, M.; Adamski, N.; Altena, E.; Bernardos, R.; Brace, S.; Broomandkhoshbacht, N.; Callan, K.; Candilio, F.; Culleton, B.; Curtis, E.; Demetz, L.; Carlson, K.S.D.; Edwards, C.J.; Fernandes, D.M.; Foody, M.G.B.; Freilich, S.; Goodchild, H.; Kearns, A.; Lawson, A.M.; Lazaridis, I.; Mah, M.; Mallick, S.; Mandl, K.; Micco, A.; Michel, M.; Morante, G.B.; Oppenheimer, J.; Özdoğan, K.T.; Qiu, L.; Schattke, C.; Stewardson, K.; Workman, J.N.; Zalzala, F.; Zhang, Z.; Agustí, B.; Allen, T.; Almássy, K.; Amkreutz, L.; Ash, A.; Baillif-Ducros, C.; Barclay, A.; Bartosiewicz, L.; Baxter, K.; Bernert, Z.; Blažek, J.; Bodružić, M.; Boissinot, P.; Bonsall, C.; Bradley, P.; Brittain, M.; Brookes, A.; Brown, F.; Brown, L.; Brunning, R.; Budd, C.; Burmaz, J.; Canet, S.; Carnicero-Cáceres, S.; Čaušević-Bully, M.; Chamberlain, A.; Chauvin, S.; Clough, S.; Čondić, N.; Coppa, A.; Craig, O.; Črešnar, M.; Cummings, V.; Czifra, S.; Danielisová, A.; Daniels, R.; Davies, A.; de Jersey, P.; Deacon, J.; Deminger, C.; Ditchfield, P.W.; Dizdar, M.; Dobeš, M.; Dobisíková, M.; Domboróczki, L.; Drinkall, G.; Đukić, A.; Ernée, M.; Evans, C.; Evans, J.; Fernández-Götz, M.; Filipović, S.; Fitzpatrick, A.; Fokkens, H.; Fowler, C.; Fox, A.; Gallina, Z.

Article / A high-resolution picture of kinship practices in an Early Neolithic tomb

Nature

Fowler, C.; Olalde, I.; Cummings, V.; Armit, I.; Büster, L.; Cuthbert, S.; Rohland, N.; Cheronet, O.; Pinhasi, R.; Reich, D.

2021

Article / Genomic transformation and social organization during the Copper Age-Bronze Age transition in southern Iberia

Science Advances

Villalba-Mouco, V.; Oliart, C.; Rihuete-Herrada, C.; Childebayeva, A.; Rohrlach, A.B.; Fregeiro, M.I.; Beltrán, E.C.; Velasco-Felipe, C.; Aron, F.; Himmel, M.; Freund, C.; Alt, K.W.; Salazar-García, D.C.; Atiénzar, G.G.; De Miguel Ibáñez, M.P.; Pérez, M.S.H.; Barciela, V.; Romero, A.; Ponce, J.; Martínez, A.; Lomba, J.; Soler, J.; Martínez, A.P.; Fernández, A.A.; Haber-Uriarte, M.; De Togores Muñoz, C.R.; Olalde, I.; Lalueza-Fox, C.; Reich, D.; Krause, J.; Sanjuán, L.G.; Lull, V.; Micó, R.; Risch, R.; Haak, W.