Department/College/UnitPhysical & Biological Sciences Division

TitleProfessor
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Professor

AffiliationFaculty

Other UCSC Campus AffiliationGenomics Institute
Rachel Carson College
Cowell College

Web SiteUCSC

Primary Office LocationBiomedical Sciences
144

Additional Location(s)219 CBB

Office HoursTuesdays 11:30-12:30 or by appointment

Mail StopCBB/EE Biology

Biography, Education and Training

BS, Ecology, University of Georgia (1999)
MS, Ecology, University of Georgia (1999)
DPhil, Zoology, Oxford University (2003)

Summary of Expertise

Molecular evolution; Genome evolution; Ancient DNA

Research Interests

My research aims to better understand how populations and species change through time, in particular in in response to environmental and other changes to their habitat. To address this, my group uses the latest experimental and computational approaches to analyze genetic information isolated from fossil and archived remains. I am particularly interested in learning what drives two particularly important evolutionary processes: speciation and extinction.

Teaching Interests

Evolutionary Biology
Molecular Ecology
Paleogenomics

Awards, Honors and Grants

Packard Fellow, 2010
PopTech Science and Public Leadership Fellow, 2010
National Geographic Emerging Explorer, 2010
MacArthur Fellow, 2009
Searle Scholar, 2009
University Research Fellow, The Royal Society, 2006
Rhodes Scholar, 1999

Selected Publications

For a complete list ing of publications, see my Google scholar page