Marcos Araujo Castro e Silva

@ibe.upf-csic.es

Postdoctoral fellow at the Institut de Biologia Evolutiva - CSIC UPF
Universitat Pompeu Fabra

Marcos Araujo Castro e Silva

RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS

Genetics, Multidisciplinary, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
589

Scholar Citations

8

Scholar h-index

8

Scholar i10-index

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • The evolutionary history and unique genetic diversity of Indigenous Americans
    MA Castro e Silva, K Nunes, MR Ribeiro, H Passarelli-Araujo, RB Lemes, ...
    Nature, 1-12 , 2026
    2026
  • The African Diaspora in Brazil: Genomic Insights into Admixture, Local-Adaptation, and Health
    K Nunes, MACE Silva, L Kimura, J Andrade, J Guerreiro, R Netto, ...
    AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY 189, 139-139 , 2026
    2026
  • Demographic insights into paternal genetic diversity and regional substructure in the Spanish Roma
    GF Ena, A Giménez, A Carballo-Mesa, M Araújo Castro e Silva, D Comas
    BMC genomics 26 (1), 1012 , 2025
    2025
  • Correction: Carrying APOL1 G1 allele is associated with cardiovascular complications during COVID-19 in an admixed population
    NA Cadore, BSO Fam, GC Giudicelli, TW Kowalski, RC Sbruzzi, ...
    Human Genomics 19 (1), 130 , 2025
    2025
  • Carrying APOL1 G1 allele is associated with cardiovascular complications during COVID−19 in an admixed population
    NA Cadore, BSO Fam, GC Giudicelli, TW Kowalski, RC Sbruzzi, ...
    Human Genomics 19 (1), 105 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 1
  • Admixture’s impact on Brazilian population evolution and health
    K Nunes, M Araújo Castro e Silva, MR Rodrigues, RB Lemes, ...
    Science 388 (6748), eadl3564 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 110
  • How did Evolutionary Processes Influence the Genetic Structure of Humans in the Neotropics?
    T Hünemeier, K Nunes, MA Castro e Silva
    Population Genetics in the Neotropics, 377-417 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 1
  • The genetic footprint of the European Roma diaspora: evidence from the Balkans to the Iberian Peninsula
    GF Ena, A Giménez, A Carballo-Mesa, P Lišková, M Araújo Castro e Silva, ...
    Human Genetics 144 (4), 463-479 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 4
  • A multidisciplinary overview on the Tupi‐speaking people expansion
    MA Castro e Silva, T Hünemeier
    American Journal of Biological Anthropology 186 (1), e24876 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 8
  • The genomic landscape of Native American peoples
    MACE Silva, MR Rodrigues, P Sacuena, MC Bortolini, J Guerreiro, ...
    AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY 180, 7-8 , 2023
    2023
  • Indigenous people from Amazon show genetic signatures of pathogen-driven selection
    CM Couto-Silva, K Nunes, G Venturini, M Araújo Castro e Silva, ...
    Science advances 9 (10), eabo0234 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 25
  • A genomic perspective on South American human history
    MAC Silva, T Ferraz, T Hünemeier
    Genetics and Molecular Biology 45 (3 Suppl 1), e20220078 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 10
  • Population histories and genomic diversity of South American natives
    MA Castro e Silva, T Ferraz, CM Couto-Silva, RB Lemes, K Nunes, ...
    Molecular biology and evolution 39 (1), msab339 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 37
  • Deep genetic affinity between coastal Pacific and Amazonian natives evidenced by Australasian ancestry
    MA Castro e Silva, T Ferraz, MC Bortolini, D Comas, T Hünemeier
    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 118 (14), e2025739118 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 46
  • Perspectiva genômica sobre a origem, história e diversidade dos povos indígenas da América do Sul: do povoamento inicial à colonização europeia
    MAC Silva
    Universidade de São Paulo , 2021
    2021
  • Genomic insight into the origins and dispersal of the Brazilian coastal natives
    MA Castro e Silva, K Nunes, RB Lemes, À Mas-Sandoval, ...
    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 117 (5), 2372-2377 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 51
  • The demographic history of Afro-descendants in the Vale do Ribeira region (Sao Paulo, Brazil), revealed by genomic data
    K Nunes, L Kimura, MA Silva, RB Lemes, D Rincon, D Meyer, ...
    EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS 27, 1743-1743 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 1
  • The Zinc-Finger Thylakoid-Membrane Protein FIP Is Involved With Abiotic Stress Response in Arabidopsis thaliana
    KL Lopes, RAO Rodrigues, MC Silva, WGS Braga, MC Silva-Filho
    Frontiers in plant science 9, 504 , 2018
    2018
    Citations: 25
  • NIK1-mediated translation suppression functions as a plant antiviral immunity mechanism
    C Zorzatto, JPB Machado, KVG Lopes, KJT Nascimento, WA Pereira, ...
    Nature 520 (7549), 679-682 , 2015
    2015
    Citations: 269
  • Evolução convergente da protease FtsH5 de Arabidopsis thaliana e seu regulador negativo putativo FIP (FtsH5 interacting protein)
    MAC Silva
    Universidade de São Paulo , 2015
    2015
    Citations: 1

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • NIK1-mediated translation suppression functions as a plant antiviral immunity mechanism
    C Zorzatto, JPB Machado, KVG Lopes, KJT Nascimento, WA Pereira, ...
    Nature 520 (7549), 679-682 , 2015
    2015
    Citations: 269
  • Admixture’s impact on Brazilian population evolution and health
    K Nunes, M Araújo Castro e Silva, MR Rodrigues, RB Lemes, ...
    Science 388 (6748), eadl3564 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 110
  • Genomic insight into the origins and dispersal of the Brazilian coastal natives
    MA Castro e Silva, K Nunes, RB Lemes, À Mas-Sandoval, ...
    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 117 (5), 2372-2377 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 51
  • Deep genetic affinity between coastal Pacific and Amazonian natives evidenced by Australasian ancestry
    MA Castro e Silva, T Ferraz, MC Bortolini, D Comas, T Hünemeier
    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 118 (14), e2025739118 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 46
  • Population histories and genomic diversity of South American natives
    MA Castro e Silva, T Ferraz, CM Couto-Silva, RB Lemes, K Nunes, ...
    Molecular biology and evolution 39 (1), msab339 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 37
  • Indigenous people from Amazon show genetic signatures of pathogen-driven selection
    CM Couto-Silva, K Nunes, G Venturini, M Araújo Castro e Silva, ...
    Science advances 9 (10), eabo0234 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 25
  • The Zinc-Finger Thylakoid-Membrane Protein FIP Is Involved With Abiotic Stress Response in Arabidopsis thaliana
    KL Lopes, RAO Rodrigues, MC Silva, WGS Braga, MC Silva-Filho
    Frontiers in plant science 9, 504 , 2018
    2018
    Citations: 25
  • A genomic perspective on South American human history
    MAC Silva, T Ferraz, T Hünemeier
    Genetics and Molecular Biology 45 (3 Suppl 1), e20220078 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 10
  • A multidisciplinary overview on the Tupi‐speaking people expansion
    MA Castro e Silva, T Hünemeier
    American Journal of Biological Anthropology 186 (1), e24876 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 8
  • The genetic footprint of the European Roma diaspora: evidence from the Balkans to the Iberian Peninsula
    GF Ena, A Giménez, A Carballo-Mesa, P Lišková, M Araújo Castro e Silva, ...
    Human Genetics 144 (4), 463-479 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 4
  • Carrying APOL1 G1 allele is associated with cardiovascular complications during COVID−19 in an admixed population
    NA Cadore, BSO Fam, GC Giudicelli, TW Kowalski, RC Sbruzzi, ...
    Human Genomics 19 (1), 105 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 1
  • How did Evolutionary Processes Influence the Genetic Structure of Humans in the Neotropics?
    T Hünemeier, K Nunes, MA Castro e Silva
    Population Genetics in the Neotropics, 377-417 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 1
  • The demographic history of Afro-descendants in the Vale do Ribeira region (Sao Paulo, Brazil), revealed by genomic data
    K Nunes, L Kimura, MA Silva, RB Lemes, D Rincon, D Meyer, ...
    EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS 27, 1743-1743 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 1
  • Evolução convergente da protease FtsH5 de Arabidopsis thaliana e seu regulador negativo putativo FIP (FtsH5 interacting protein)
    MAC Silva
    Universidade de São Paulo , 2015
    2015
    Citations: 1
  • The evolutionary history and unique genetic diversity of Indigenous Americans
    MA Castro e Silva, K Nunes, MR Ribeiro, H Passarelli-Araujo, RB Lemes, ...
    Nature, 1-12 , 2026
    2026
  • The African Diaspora in Brazil: Genomic Insights into Admixture, Local-Adaptation, and Health
    K Nunes, MACE Silva, L Kimura, J Andrade, J Guerreiro, R Netto, ...
    AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY 189, 139-139 , 2026
    2026
  • Demographic insights into paternal genetic diversity and regional substructure in the Spanish Roma
    GF Ena, A Giménez, A Carballo-Mesa, M Araújo Castro e Silva, D Comas
    BMC genomics 26 (1), 1012 , 2025
    2025
  • Correction: Carrying APOL1 G1 allele is associated with cardiovascular complications during COVID-19 in an admixed population
    NA Cadore, BSO Fam, GC Giudicelli, TW Kowalski, RC Sbruzzi, ...
    Human Genomics 19 (1), 130 , 2025
    2025
  • The genomic landscape of Native American peoples
    MACE Silva, MR Rodrigues, P Sacuena, MC Bortolini, J Guerreiro, ...
    AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY 180, 7-8 , 2023
    2023
  • Perspectiva genômica sobre a origem, história e diversidade dos povos indígenas da América do Sul: do povoamento inicial à colonização europeia
    MAC Silva
    Universidade de São Paulo , 2021
    2021