Summary
I am a molecular evolutionary biologist who works with museum collections, archaeological and paleontological material. I use modern and ancient DNA, together with protein and isotope data, to understand how organisms adapt and react to changes in their environment.
Qualifications
Degrees
- D.Phil., University of York, UK, 1994 - 1998
- B.Sc., University of Bradford, UK, 1990 - 1994
Employment history
Academic
- Senior Lecturer, Reader and Professor, Royal Holloway University of London, Biological Sciences, UK, 2005 - 2013
- Wellcome Trust Bioarchaeology Fellow, University College London, Biology, UK, 2002 - 2005
- Postdoctoral Research Assistant, University of Oxford, Biological Anthropology, UK, 1999 - 2002
- Research Associate, University College London, Bacteriology, UK, 1998 - 1999
Highlighted publications
- Mullin VE, Stephen W, Arce AN, Nash W, Raine C, Notton DG, Whiffin A, Blagderov V, Gharbi K, Hogan J, Hunter T, Irish N, Jackson S, Judd S, Watkins C, Haerty W, Ollerton J, Brace S, Gill RJ, Barnes I (2023) First large‐scale quantification study of DNA preservation in insects from natural history collections using genome‐wide sequencing. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, (2) Wiley : 360 - 371. doi: 10.1111/2041-210x.13945
- Brace S, Diekmann Y, Booth T, Macleod R, Timpson A, Stephen W, Emery G, Cabot S, Thomas MG, Barnes I (2022) Genomes from a medieval mass burial show Ashkenazi-associated hereditary diseases pre-date the 12th century. Current Biology, (20) Elsevier BV : 4350 - 4359.e6. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2022.08.036
- Díez-del-Molino D, Sánchez-Barreiro F, Barnes I, Gilbert MTP, Dalén L (2018) Quantifying Temporal Genomic Erosion in Endangered Species. Trends in Ecology & Evolution, (3) Elsevier BV : 176 - 185. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2017.12.002
- Brace S, Diekmann Y, Booth TJ, Van Dorp L, Faltyskova Z, Rohland N, Mallick S, Olalde I, Ferry M, Michel M, Oppenheimer J, Broomandkhoshbacht N, Stewardson K, Martiniano R, Walsh S, Kayser M, Charlton S, Hellenthal G, Armit I, Schulting R, Craig OE, Sheridan A, Parker Pearson M, Stringer C, Reich D, Thomas MG, Barnes I Ancient genomes indicate population replacement in Early Neolithic Britain. Nature Ecology & Evolution, (5) Springer Science and Business Media LLC : 765 - 771. doi: 10.1038/s41559-019-0871-9
- Twyford AD, Beasley J, Barnes I, Allen H, Azzopardi F, Bell D, Blaxter ML, Broad G, Campos-Dominguez L, Choonea D, Crowley L, Cuber P, Cunliffe M, Dombrowski A, Douglas B, Forrest LL, Gaya E, Greeves C, Griffin C, Harley J, Hart ML, Holland PWH, Hollingsworth PM, Januszczak I, Jones A, Kersey P, Kilias E, Lawniczak MKN, Lewis OT, Mian S, Minotto A, Misra R, Mulhair PO, Pereira da Conceicoa L, Price BW, Salatino S, Shaw F, Sivell O, Sivess L, Uhl R, Woof K A DNA barcoding framework for taxonomic verification in the Darwin Tree of Life Project. doi: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.21143.1