Gludhug Purnomo

Research Interests

Genetics Genomics Population, Ecological and Evolutionary Genetics

Dr Gludhug Purnomo

ARC Grant-Funded Researcher A

School of Biological Sciences

College of Science

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD (as Co-Supervisor) - email supervisor to discuss availability.

I am a population geneticist focusing on the evolutionary history of anatomically modern humans. Currently, my research interest is focused on the genomic diversity and the demographic history of the indigenous community in Wallacea and Sahul (once combined New Guinea and Australia a land mass during the Pleistocene) regions in particular Indonesia. Indonesian has diverse ethnicity and performs as a niche for more than 500 ethnic groups and 700 language groups. Locating between 2 continents (Asia and Australia), the archipelago is a bridge for multiple paths of modern human migration routes. Multiple migrations occurred in the region in the last 50 thousand years and provide unique genetic background. Using genetic information, I will seek to shed light on the evolutionary processes and population demographic history within this region

Date Position Institution name
2025 - ongoing Researcher (ARC Grant Funded) University of Adelaide
2024 - 2025 Clinical Bioinformatician South Australia Pathology
2022 - 2024 Postdoctoral Research Fellow The University of Adelaide
2008 - 2021 Research Assistant The Eijkman Institute for Molecular Biology
2008 - 2018 DNA Analyst The Eijkman Institute for Molecular Biology

Language Competency
Indonesian Can read, write, speak and understand spoken
Javanese Can read, write, speak and understand spoken

Date Institution name Country Title
2018 - 2022 The University of Adelaide Australia PhD
2004 - 2008 Atma Jaya Catholic University Indonesia Bachelor of Science

Date Title Institution Country
2022 - 2024 Postdoctoral Research Fellow University of Adelaide Australia

Year Citation
2025 Davidson, R., Roca-Rada, X., Ravishankar, S., Taufik, L., Haarkötter, C., Collen, E., . . . Llamas, B. (2025). Optimized in-solution enrichment of over a million ancient human SNPs. Genome Biology, 26(1), 190-1-190-20.
DOI Scopus5 WoS4 Europe PMC5
2025 Purnomo, G. A., Teixeira, J. C., Sudoyo, H., Llamas, B., & Tobler, R. (2025). Benchmarking Imputed Low Coverage Genomes in a Human Population Genetics Context. Molecular Ecology Resources, 25(8), e70007-1-e70007-12.
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2025 Davidson, R., Ravishankar, S., Souilmi, Y., Roca-Rada, X., Sobek, C., Taufik, L., . . . Pérez, V. (2025). The necessity for authentication of ancient DNA from archaeological artefacts. Journal of Archaeological Science, 181, 9 pages.
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2025 Roca-Rada, X., Davidson, R., Williams, M. P., Villalba-Mouco, V., Carvalho, A. F., Ravishankar, S., . . . Teixeira, J. C. (2025). The genetic history of Portugal over the past 5,000 years.. Genome Biology, 26(1), 248-1-248-39.
DOI Scopus2 WoS3 Europe PMC1
2024 Purnomo, G. A., Kealy, S., O'Connor, S., Schapper, A., Shaw, B., Llamas, B., . . . Tobler, R. (2024). The genetic origins and impacts of historical Papuan migrations into Wallacea. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of USA, 121(52), e2412355121.
DOI Scopus4 WoS3 Europe PMC2
2023 Taufik, L., Teixeira, J. C., Llamas, B., Sudoyo, H., Tobler, R., & Purnomo, G. A. (2023). Human Genetic Research in Wallacea and Sahul: Recent Findings and Future Prospects. Genes, 13(12), 1-11.
DOI Scopus5 WoS4 Europe PMC3
2022 Lan, D., Purnomo, G., Tobler, R., Souilmi, Y., & Llamas, B. (2022). Genozip Dual-Coordinate VCF format enables efficient genomic analyses and alleviates liftover limitations.
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2021 Aguiar Macedo Teixeira, J. C., Jacobs, G. S., Stringer, C., Tuke, S., Hudjashov, G., Purnomo, G. A., . . . Helgen, K. M. (2021). Widespread Denisovan ancestry in Island Southeast Asia but no evidence of substantial super-archaic hominin admixture. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 5(5), 616-624.
DOI Scopus39 WoS29 Europe PMC18
2021 Purnomo, G. A., Mitchell, K. J., O'Connor, S., Kealy, S., Taufik, L., Schiller, S., . . . Tobler, R. (2021). Mitogenomes reveal two major influxes of Papuan ancestry across Wallacea following the last glacial maximum and Austronesian contact. Genes, 12(7), 1-21.
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2020 Teixeira, J., Jacobs, G., Stringer, C., Tuke, J., Hudjashov, G., Purnomo, G., . . . Helgen, K. (2020). Introgression, hominin dispersal and megafaunal survival in Late Pleistocene Island Southeast Asia.
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2018 Tucci, S., Vohr, S. H., McCoy, R. C., Vernot, B., Robinson, M. R., Barbieri, C., . . . Green, R. E. (2018). Evolutionary history and adaptation of a human pygmy population of Flores Island, Indonesia. Science, 361(6401), 511-516.
DOI Scopus49 WoS41 Europe PMC34
2016 Brucato, N., Kusuma, P., Cox, M. P., Pierron, D., Purnomo, G. A., Adelaar, A., . . . Ricaut, F. X. (2016). Malagasy Genetic Ancestry Comes from an Historical Malay Trading Post in Southeast Borneo. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 33(9), 2396-2400.
DOI Scopus38 WoS31 Europe PMC29
2015 Ie, S. I., Turyadi., Sidarta, E., Sadhewa, A., Purnomo, G. A., Soedarmono, Y. S. M., . . . Muljono, D. H. (2015). High prevalence of hepatitis B virus infection in young adults in Ternate, eastern Indonesia. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 93(6), 1349-1355.
DOI Scopus13 WoS10 Europe PMC9
2014 Ballantyne, K. N., Ralf, A., Aboukhalid, R., Achakzai, N. M., Anjos, M. J., Ayub, Q., . . . Shin, K. J. (2014). Toward Male Individualization with Rapidly Mutating Y-Chromosomal Short Tandem Repeats. Human Mutation, 35(8), 1021-1032.
DOI Scopus161 WoS140 Europe PMC111

Year Citation
2024 Purnomo, G., Kealy, S., O’Connor, S., Schapper, A., Shaw, B., Llamas, B., . . . Tobler, R. (2024). The genetic origins and impacts of historical Papuan migrations into Wallacea.
DOI
2024 Purnomo, G., Teixeira, J., Sudoyo, H., Llamas, B., & Tobler, R. (2024). Benchmarking Imputed Low Coverage Genomes in a Human Population Genetics Context.
DOI
2024 Roca-Rada, X., Davidson, R., Williams, M., Ravishankar, S., Collen, E., Haarkötter, C., . . . Teixeira, J. (2024). The genetic history of Portugal over the past 5,000 years.
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Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
2024 Co-Supervisor Genetic Continuity and Population Dynamics in Eastern Indonesia Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Leonard .
2024 Co-Supervisor Genetic Continuity and Population Dynamics in Eastern Indonesia Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Leonard .

Date Role Research Topic Location Program Supervision Type Student Load Student Name
2023 - ongoing Co-Supervisor Genetic Continuity and Population Dynamics in Eastern Indonesia The University of Adelaide M. Phil Master Full Time Leonard

Date Role Membership Country
2021 - ongoing Member The Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage - CABAH. Australia

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