Discovering New Ancestors

05/03/2026

The official press release from the American Society of Genealogists. We couldn’t have said it better ourselves — though we were also delighted with the insightful comments offered by the selection committee:

•"Cutting edge analysis of DNA results when standard methods fail or are incomplete"

• "This is the real deal: an exceptional opportunity to advance tools and acquire targeted instruction for practitioners who probably haven't mastered this."

• "Significant contribution to the field...Solid methodology"

04/19/2026

We’re delighted to announce that Discovering New Ancestors founder Arun Konanur is the recipient of a 2026 Grant for Continuing Genealogical Research Projects from the American Society of Genealogists.

The funds received from this grant will support the preparation of an instructional framework to assist researchers who wish to learn about Genealogical Bioinformatics in either a self-paced or classroom environment.

Many thanks to the ASG for their support and recognition of our efforts to raise awareness of this emerging field of inquiry!

04/09/2026

Register for our free talk about new uses for Shared Match Differentiation (SMD), including methods for proofreading cluster diagrams and managing endogamy!

DNA Day (April 25) at 12 noon, Eastern time, presented by the Genealogical Forum of Oregon's Advanced DNA Group.
https://gfo.org/learn/special-interest-groups/dna.html

03/04/2026

Taking in the conference center before the show begins!

02/25/2026

Any DNA followers going to RootsTech this year?

I’ll be there: talking up Genealogical Bioinformatics to any and all who’ll listen. So, if you see a bald man with a tote bag that looks something like this one, please stop me and say “hello”! 👍

02/14/2026

Learn more about our new process for managing endogamy: Bioinformatics does it again!
http://discoveringnewancestors.com/et/

02/05/2026

It's always a good day when a patent filing is published. Here's our 3rd, which differentiates collections of DNA matches:
https://ppubs.uspto.gov/pubwebapp/authorize.html?redirect=print/pdfRedirectDownload/20260038633

For look at the development of this process check out our GFO lecture from 2024:
https://youtu.be/C0oxLsr4Gbk

In this presentation Arun Konanur discusses genealogical bioinformatics and how in the future challenges in genetic genealogy will be solved in conjunction w...

01/30/2026

Registration is now open for the Utah Genealogical Association's DNA Special Interest Group's roster of 2026 presentations — including our "Deep Dive Into Shared Matching" in June!

Find connections to distant ancestral lines by utilizing the entirety of your DNA match list and the matches of your known relations.

Register through the UGA DNA SIG page:
https://academy.ugagenealogy.org/dna-upcoming-webinars/

01/03/2026

Register at: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/qR5TVCpOS2i2Xk33gEEf2g

12/22/2025

What if we told you that our Shared Match Differentiation tool can also proofread cluster diagrams and normalize endogamous populations?

Oh yeah, we thought so… and now that we've piqued your curiosity, you'll have to wait until DNA Day, Saturday April 25, 2026 at 12 noon EDT to get the details.

Register here:
https://gfo.org/learn/special-interest-groups/dna.html

12/22/2025

Our first presentation of the New Year, as the Quinte Branch of the OGS has invited us back for a sequel: if you enjoyed last year's "DNA Basics" don't miss "Intermediate DNA: Strategies for Working With Your Matches" on Jan 17, 2026 at 1:00 PM EST.

Register here:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/qR5TVCpOS2i2Xk33gEEf2g #/registrationr

11/27/2025

I very much enjoyed yesterday’s presentation on the Y Chromosome, as the presenter spoke at a technical level above that typically offered to the genealogical community.

Looking forward to next month’s presentation by the Society of Forensic Investigative Genetic Genealogy…

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/sofigg-org_ychromosome-sequencing-figg-activity-7399875158527782912-TXTy

A huge thank you to Dr Thomas Krahn for yesterday’s fascinating webinar on the . We were honoured to have him share his expert knowledge with us — from the history of the Y chromosome to the cutting-edge technologies used in its . See what our participants had to say: 💬...