Who's behind Traveller Genes and what do we aim to learn from our research? Find out more here. Who's behind Traveller Genes and what do we aim to learn from our research? Find out more here. What's Traveller Genes? Traveller Genes began after members of the Traveller community approached us to request research that represented and supported them. Meet the team The Traveller genes team are based at the Usher Institute, University of Edinburgh, and led by Prof Jim Wilson. Public involvement panel Traveller Genes wouldn't be possible without the Traveller community. Our panel is from this community and helps shape our research, from start to finish. Meet them here. Gallery Our study includes a number of volunteers from across Scotland. Here's some photos of their Traveller families. This article was published on 2022-07-18