Contact Details
Dallas Swallow
Emeritus Professor of Human Genetics
°×С½ãÂÛ̳ Genetics, Evolution and Environment
- Tel: 020 7679 7320
- Ext: 37320
- d.swallow@ucl.ac.uk
- 108 Darwin Building, Gower Street London, WC1E 6BT
Human Evolution Interest
I am interested in the origin and significance of functional variation
in epithelial proteins - molecules located at the barrier between the
'inside' and the 'outside' of the body - in particular mucins (MUCs) and
digestive enzymes such as lactase.
We study inter-individual variation
at the DNA level as well as looking at the RNA and protein products of
these genes and asking questions about gene/environment interactions.
For example, together with others in the Research Department of
Genetics, Evolution and Environment, we are pursuing the molecular basis
and evolutionary significance of the lactase persistence polymorphism.
Collaborative projects & Networks
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