Jan van Waaij

Jan van Waaij is a Research Fellow in the Department of Mathematical Sciences at the University of Copenhagen. His work bridges statistical theory and genetic data analysis within computational biology frameworks.

Core research areas include Statistical Genetics, Population Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology. He specializes in developing statistical methodologies for interpreting genetic variation, particularly through population structure modeling and covariance estimation from genomic datasets.

Recent publications (2022-2023) demonstrate consistent focus on statistical genetics methodologies. Key contributions involve principal component analysis for population structure inference and covariance modeling of SNP allele frequencies, advancing analytical tools for genetic diversity studies and ancestry research in genomics.