Publications of all types
M. Flores*, E. Ho*, C. Ly*, N. Ceberio*, M. Guardado*, K. Felix*, H. M. Thorner, M. Paunovich, C. Godek, C. Kalaydjian, R.V. Rohlfs. "Decreased accuracy of forensic DNA mixture analysis for groups with lower genetic diversity." iScience: 27(11): 111067, 2024.
H. M. Thorner, K. Felix, E. Ho, M. Flores, R.V. Rohlfs. "Video abstract: The potential errors in forensic DNA analysis for groups with low genetic diversity." Oct 2024.
M. Guardado, C. Perez, S. Jackson, J. Magaña, S. Campana, E. Samperio, B. Chavez Rojas, S. Hernandez, K. Syas, R. Hernandez, E.I. Zavala, R.V. Rohlfs. "py_ped_sim - A flexible forward genetic simulator for complex family pedigree analysis." biorxiv 2024.
Y.J.A. Zavaleta, M.D. Edge, R.V. Rohlfs. "Video abstract: Beyond the fingerprint: CODIS STRs and their surprising genomic connections." 2024.
E. Huerta Sanchez, R.V. Rohlfs. Science Wise podcast season one. 2024.
K. Arzumanova, R.V. Rohlfs, L. Grønvold, M.A. Strand, T.R. Hvidsten, S.R. Sandve. "Analyses of genome regulatory evolution following whole-genome duplication using the phylogenetic EVE model." Methods in Molecular Biology: 2545, 2023
V. Link*, Y.J.A. Zavaleta*, R.-J. Reyes, L. Ding, J. Wang, R.V. Rohlfs+, M.D. Edge+. "Microsatellites used in forensics are in regions enriched for trait-associated variants." iScience: 26(10): 107992, 2023.
M. Harris, S. Rosser, M. Goldman, L. Márquez-Magaña+, R.V. Rohlfs+. "Improving biology faculty diversity through a co-hiring policy and faculty agents of change." PLoS ONE: 18(5): e0285602, 2023.
M. Bañuelos, Y.J.A. Zavaleta, A. Roldan, R.-J. Reyes, M. Guardado, B. Chavez Rojas*, T. Nyein*, A. Rodriguez Vega*, M. Santos*, E. Huerta Sanchez, R.V. Rohlfs. "Associations between forensic loci and neighboring gene expression levels may compromise medical privacy." PNAS: 119: e2121024119, 2022.
A. Roldan, R.-J. Reyes, Y.J.A. Zavaleta, M. Bañuelos, R.V. Rohlfs. "Video abstract: Do forensic profiles reveal medical information?" Oct 2022.
V. Avila-Magaña, B. Kamel, M. DeSalvo, H. Kitano, R. Rohlfs, R. Iglesias-Prieto, M. Medina. "Elucidating the adaptive potential of coral holobionts under thermal stress." Nature Communications: 12: Article number 5731, 2021.
G. Gillard, L. Grønvold, L. Røsæg, M. Mekrog Holen, Ø. Monsen, B. Koop, E. Rondeau, M. Kumar Gundappa, J. Mendoza, D. Macqueen, R. Rohlfs, S. Sandve, T. Hvidsten. "Comparative regulomics reveals pervasive selection on gene dosage following whole genome duplication." Genome Biology: 22: 103, 2021.
P. Pennings, M. Banuelos*, F. Catalan*, V. Caudill*, B. Chakalov*, S. Hernandez*, J. Jones*, C. Okorie*, S. Modrek+, R. Rohlfs+, and N. Adelstein.+ "Ten simple rules for an inclusive summer coding program for non-CS undergraduates." PLoS Computational Biology: 16(9): e1007833, 2020.
R. Rohlfs. "Reckoning with our eugenic roots and cultivating anti-racism in science." Summer Institute in Statistical Genetics Op-Ed talk: 2020.
R. Rohlfs. "Understanding our eugenic past to take steps towards scientific accountability." Genes to Genomes Blog: 8 June 2020.
R. Tam*, J. Kaur*, C. Tam, M. Reynolds, and R. Rohlfs. "Eugenics on Campus." Longmore Institute Disability Remix Blog: 3 Jan 2020.
S. Dung*, A. López*, E. Lopez Barragan*, R.-J. Reyes*, R. Thu*, E. Castellanos, F. Catalan, E. Huerta Sanchez+,
R. Rohlfs+. "Illuminating women's hidden contribution to the foundation of theoretical population genetics." Genetics: 211: 363-366, 2019.
R.-J. Reyes, A. López, E. Lopez Barragan, R. Thu, S. Dung, E. Huerta Sanchez, R. Rohlfs. "Video abstract: Women's contribution to historical theoretical population genetics." 7 Feb 2019.
R. Rohlfs, E. Huerta Sanchez. "From hidden contributor to professor: An interview with Margaret Wu." Genes to Genomes: 7 Feb 2019.
S.R. Sandve, R.V. Rohlfs, T.R. Hvidsten. “Subfunctionalization versus neofunctionalization after whole-genome duplication.” Nature Genetics, 50: 908-909, 2018.
S.M. Fullerton, R. Rohlfs. "Should police detectives have total access to public genetic databases?" Leaps Magazine, 23 July 2018.
M.T. Owens, G. Trujillo, S.B. Seidel, C.D. Harrison, K. Farrar, H.P. Benton, J.R. Blair, K.E. Boyer, J.L. Breckler, L.W. Burrus, D.T. Byrd, N. Caporale, E.J. Carpenter, Y.-H.M. Chan, J. Chen, L. Chen, L. Chen, D.S. Chu, W.P. Cochlan, R.J. Crook, K.D. Crow, J.R. de la Torre, W.F. Denetclaw, L. Dowdy, D. Franklin, M. Fuse, M.A. Goldman, B. Govindan, M. Green, H.E. Harris, Z.-H. He, S. Ingalls, P.D. Ingmire, A. Johnson, J.D. Knight, G. LeBuhn, C. Leasure, T.L. Light, C. Low, L. Lund, L.M. Márquez-Magaña, V. Miller-Sims, C.A. Moffatt, H. Murdock, G.L. Nusse, V.T. Parker, S.G. Pasion, R. Patterson, P.S. Pennings, J. Ramirez, R. Ramirez, B. Riggs, R.V. Rohlfs, J. Romeo, B. Rothman, S.W. Roy, T. Russo-Tait, R. Sehgal, K. Simonin, G.S. Spicer, J.H. Stillman, A. Swei, L. Tempe, V. Vredenburg, S.L. Weinstein, A. Zink, L.A. Kelley, C.R. Domingo, K.D. Tanner. “Collectively Improving Our Teaching: Attempting Biology Department-wide Professional Development in Scientific Teaching.” CBE: Life Sciences Education 17: ar2, 2018.
D. Spade, R. Rohlfs. “Legal equality and the (after?)math of eugenics.” The Scholar and Feminist, 13, 2016.
R.V. Rohlfs, R. Nielsen. “Phylogenetic ANOVA: The Expression Variance and Evolution (EVE) model for quantitative trait evolution.” Systematic Biology, 64: 695-708, 2015. (supplement)
R.V. Rohlfs, V. R. C. Aguiar, K. E. Lohmueller, A. M. Castro, A. C. S. Ferreira, V. C. O. Almeida, I. D. Louro, R. Nielsen. “Fitting the Balding-Nichols model to forensic databases.” Forensic Science International: Genetics, 19: 86-91, 2015.
M. Somel, R.V. Rohlfs, X. Liu. “Transcriptomic insights into human brain evolution: Acceleration, neutrality, heterochrony.” Current Opinion in Genetics and Development, 29: 110-119, 2014.
R.V. Rohlfs, P. Harrigan, R. Nielsen. “Modeling gene expression evolution with an extended Ornstein-Uhlenbeck process accounting for within-species variation.” Molecular Biology and Evolution, 31:201-211, 2014.
R.V. Rohlfs, E. Murphy, Y. Song, M. Slatkin. “The influence of relatives on the efficiency and error rate of familial searching.” PLoS ONE, 8:e70495, 2013. [video abstract] [dramatic video] [LA Times] [Live Science] [Pacific Standard]
N. Garrison, R.V. Rohlfs, S.M. Fullerton. “Forensic familial searching: Scientific and social implications.” Nature Reviews Genetics, 14:445, 2013.
R.V. Rohlfs, S.M. Fullerton, B.S. Weir. “Population structure, false positive rate, and power in familial identification.” PLoS Genetics, 8:e1002469, 2012. [dramatic video]
R.V. Rohlfs, W.J. Swanson, B.S. Weir. “Detecting coevolution through allelic association between physically unlinked loci.” American Journal of Human Genetics, 86:674-685, 2010.
R.V. Rohlfs, B.S. Weir. “Distributions of Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium test statistics.” Genetics, 180:1609-1616, 2008.
R.V. Rohlfs, C. Taylor, L. Mirea, S.B. Bull, M. Corey, and A.D. Anderson. “One-stage design is empirically more powerful than two-stage design for family-based genome wide association studies.” BMC Proceedings, I(Suppl 1):S137, 2007.
T. Zhang, R. Rohlfs, R. Schwartz. “Implementation of a discrete event simulator for biological self-assembly systems.” Proceedings of the Winter Simulation Conference, 37:2223-2231, 2005.
F. Jamalyaria, R. Rohlfs, and R. Schwartz. “Queue-based method for efficient simulation of biological self-assembly systems.” Journal of Computational Physics, 204(1):100-120, 2005.
bold indicates lab members
H. M. Thorner, K. Felix, E. Ho, M. Flores, R.V. Rohlfs. "Video abstract: The potential errors in forensic DNA analysis for groups with low genetic diversity." Oct 2024.
M. Guardado, C. Perez, S. Jackson, J. Magaña, S. Campana, E. Samperio, B. Chavez Rojas, S. Hernandez, K. Syas, R. Hernandez, E.I. Zavala, R.V. Rohlfs. "py_ped_sim - A flexible forward genetic simulator for complex family pedigree analysis." biorxiv 2024.
Y.J.A. Zavaleta, M.D. Edge, R.V. Rohlfs. "Video abstract: Beyond the fingerprint: CODIS STRs and their surprising genomic connections." 2024.
E. Huerta Sanchez, R.V. Rohlfs. Science Wise podcast season one. 2024.
K. Arzumanova, R.V. Rohlfs, L. Grønvold, M.A. Strand, T.R. Hvidsten, S.R. Sandve. "Analyses of genome regulatory evolution following whole-genome duplication using the phylogenetic EVE model." Methods in Molecular Biology: 2545, 2023
V. Link*, Y.J.A. Zavaleta*, R.-J. Reyes, L. Ding, J. Wang, R.V. Rohlfs+, M.D. Edge+. "Microsatellites used in forensics are in regions enriched for trait-associated variants." iScience: 26(10): 107992, 2023.
M. Harris, S. Rosser, M. Goldman, L. Márquez-Magaña+, R.V. Rohlfs+. "Improving biology faculty diversity through a co-hiring policy and faculty agents of change." PLoS ONE: 18(5): e0285602, 2023.
M. Bañuelos, Y.J.A. Zavaleta, A. Roldan, R.-J. Reyes, M. Guardado, B. Chavez Rojas*, T. Nyein*, A. Rodriguez Vega*, M. Santos*, E. Huerta Sanchez, R.V. Rohlfs. "Associations between forensic loci and neighboring gene expression levels may compromise medical privacy." PNAS: 119: e2121024119, 2022.
- Press: [Genome Web] [Forensic Mag] [SF State News; Reproduced at Medical Xpress, Science Daily, Mirage News, Global Health News Wire] [The Crime Report]
A. Roldan, R.-J. Reyes, Y.J.A. Zavaleta, M. Bañuelos, R.V. Rohlfs. "Video abstract: Do forensic profiles reveal medical information?" Oct 2022.
V. Avila-Magaña, B. Kamel, M. DeSalvo, H. Kitano, R. Rohlfs, R. Iglesias-Prieto, M. Medina. "Elucidating the adaptive potential of coral holobionts under thermal stress." Nature Communications: 12: Article number 5731, 2021.
G. Gillard, L. Grønvold, L. Røsæg, M. Mekrog Holen, Ø. Monsen, B. Koop, E. Rondeau, M. Kumar Gundappa, J. Mendoza, D. Macqueen, R. Rohlfs, S. Sandve, T. Hvidsten. "Comparative regulomics reveals pervasive selection on gene dosage following whole genome duplication." Genome Biology: 22: 103, 2021.
P. Pennings, M. Banuelos*, F. Catalan*, V. Caudill*, B. Chakalov*, S. Hernandez*, J. Jones*, C. Okorie*, S. Modrek+, R. Rohlfs+, and N. Adelstein.+ "Ten simple rules for an inclusive summer coding program for non-CS undergraduates." PLoS Computational Biology: 16(9): e1007833, 2020.
R. Rohlfs. "Reckoning with our eugenic roots and cultivating anti-racism in science." Summer Institute in Statistical Genetics Op-Ed talk: 2020.
R. Rohlfs. "Understanding our eugenic past to take steps towards scientific accountability." Genes to Genomes Blog: 8 June 2020.
R. Tam*, J. Kaur*, C. Tam, M. Reynolds, and R. Rohlfs. "Eugenics on Campus." Longmore Institute Disability Remix Blog: 3 Jan 2020.
S. Dung*, A. López*, E. Lopez Barragan*, R.-J. Reyes*, R. Thu*, E. Castellanos, F. Catalan, E. Huerta Sanchez+,
R. Rohlfs+. "Illuminating women's hidden contribution to the foundation of theoretical population genetics." Genetics: 211: 363-366, 2019.
- PEQG Poster Award: Special Recognition for Undergraduate Research
- Recommended on Faculty of 1000
- Press: [The Atlantic] [The San Francisco Chronicle] [GSA blog post] [Smithsonian Magazine] [SF State News; reproduced at Eurasia Review, Phys.org, Lab Manager, Science Daily, Technology Networks] [Being a Better Scientist] [News from Brown; reproduced at Futurity] [CBC Radio] [KCBS Radio] [Galileo] [Open Culture] [SF State News Blog] [French Embassy in the United States] [Under the Radar with Callie Crossley]
R.-J. Reyes, A. López, E. Lopez Barragan, R. Thu, S. Dung, E. Huerta Sanchez, R. Rohlfs. "Video abstract: Women's contribution to historical theoretical population genetics." 7 Feb 2019.
R. Rohlfs, E. Huerta Sanchez. "From hidden contributor to professor: An interview with Margaret Wu." Genes to Genomes: 7 Feb 2019.
S.R. Sandve, R.V. Rohlfs, T.R. Hvidsten. “Subfunctionalization versus neofunctionalization after whole-genome duplication.” Nature Genetics, 50: 908-909, 2018.
S.M. Fullerton, R. Rohlfs. "Should police detectives have total access to public genetic databases?" Leaps Magazine, 23 July 2018.
M.T. Owens, G. Trujillo, S.B. Seidel, C.D. Harrison, K. Farrar, H.P. Benton, J.R. Blair, K.E. Boyer, J.L. Breckler, L.W. Burrus, D.T. Byrd, N. Caporale, E.J. Carpenter, Y.-H.M. Chan, J. Chen, L. Chen, L. Chen, D.S. Chu, W.P. Cochlan, R.J. Crook, K.D. Crow, J.R. de la Torre, W.F. Denetclaw, L. Dowdy, D. Franklin, M. Fuse, M.A. Goldman, B. Govindan, M. Green, H.E. Harris, Z.-H. He, S. Ingalls, P.D. Ingmire, A. Johnson, J.D. Knight, G. LeBuhn, C. Leasure, T.L. Light, C. Low, L. Lund, L.M. Márquez-Magaña, V. Miller-Sims, C.A. Moffatt, H. Murdock, G.L. Nusse, V.T. Parker, S.G. Pasion, R. Patterson, P.S. Pennings, J. Ramirez, R. Ramirez, B. Riggs, R.V. Rohlfs, J. Romeo, B. Rothman, S.W. Roy, T. Russo-Tait, R. Sehgal, K. Simonin, G.S. Spicer, J.H. Stillman, A. Swei, L. Tempe, V. Vredenburg, S.L. Weinstein, A. Zink, L.A. Kelley, C.R. Domingo, K.D. Tanner. “Collectively Improving Our Teaching: Attempting Biology Department-wide Professional Development in Scientific Teaching.” CBE: Life Sciences Education 17: ar2, 2018.
D. Spade, R. Rohlfs. “Legal equality and the (after?)math of eugenics.” The Scholar and Feminist, 13, 2016.
R.V. Rohlfs, R. Nielsen. “Phylogenetic ANOVA: The Expression Variance and Evolution (EVE) model for quantitative trait evolution.” Systematic Biology, 64: 695-708, 2015. (supplement)
R.V. Rohlfs, V. R. C. Aguiar, K. E. Lohmueller, A. M. Castro, A. C. S. Ferreira, V. C. O. Almeida, I. D. Louro, R. Nielsen. “Fitting the Balding-Nichols model to forensic databases.” Forensic Science International: Genetics, 19: 86-91, 2015.
M. Somel, R.V. Rohlfs, X. Liu. “Transcriptomic insights into human brain evolution: Acceleration, neutrality, heterochrony.” Current Opinion in Genetics and Development, 29: 110-119, 2014.
R.V. Rohlfs, P. Harrigan, R. Nielsen. “Modeling gene expression evolution with an extended Ornstein-Uhlenbeck process accounting for within-species variation.” Molecular Biology and Evolution, 31:201-211, 2014.
R.V. Rohlfs, E. Murphy, Y. Song, M. Slatkin. “The influence of relatives on the efficiency and error rate of familial searching.” PLoS ONE, 8:e70495, 2013. [video abstract] [dramatic video] [LA Times] [Live Science] [Pacific Standard]
N. Garrison, R.V. Rohlfs, S.M. Fullerton. “Forensic familial searching: Scientific and social implications.” Nature Reviews Genetics, 14:445, 2013.
R.V. Rohlfs, S.M. Fullerton, B.S. Weir. “Population structure, false positive rate, and power in familial identification.” PLoS Genetics, 8:e1002469, 2012. [dramatic video]
R.V. Rohlfs, W.J. Swanson, B.S. Weir. “Detecting coevolution through allelic association between physically unlinked loci.” American Journal of Human Genetics, 86:674-685, 2010.
R.V. Rohlfs, B.S. Weir. “Distributions of Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium test statistics.” Genetics, 180:1609-1616, 2008.
R.V. Rohlfs, C. Taylor, L. Mirea, S.B. Bull, M. Corey, and A.D. Anderson. “One-stage design is empirically more powerful than two-stage design for family-based genome wide association studies.” BMC Proceedings, I(Suppl 1):S137, 2007.
T. Zhang, R. Rohlfs, R. Schwartz. “Implementation of a discrete event simulator for biological self-assembly systems.” Proceedings of the Winter Simulation Conference, 37:2223-2231, 2005.
F. Jamalyaria, R. Rohlfs, and R. Schwartz. “Queue-based method for efficient simulation of biological self-assembly systems.” Journal of Computational Physics, 204(1):100-120, 2005.
bold indicates lab members
