Carlos Bustamante
Academic Appointments
- Professor, Genetics
- Member, Bio-X
- Professor (By courtesy), Biology (School of Humanities and Sciences)
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Contact Information
- Academic Offices
Personal Information Email Tel (650) 723-6330Alternate Contact Tara Trim Administrative Assistant Email Tel Work 1-650-723-1073
Professional Overview
Honors and Awards
- MacArthur Fellow, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation (2010)
- Provost Award for Distinguished Research, Cornell University (2008)
- Sloan Research Fellow in Molecular Biology, Sloan Foundation (2007-9)
- Marshall Sherfield Fellow, Marshall Aid Commemoration Commission (2001-2)
Professional Education
| Ph.D.: | Harvard University, Biology (2001) |
| A.M.: | Harvard University, Statistics (2001) |
| A.B.: | Harvard College, Biology (1997) |
Postdoctoral Advisees
Meredith Carpenter, Omar Cornejo, Simon Gravel, Brenna Henn, Joanna Kelley, Eimear Kenny, Andres Moreno Estrada, Marina Muzzio, Karla Sandoval Mendoza, Martin Sikora
Graduate & Fellowship Program Affiliations
Internet Links
Scientific Focus
Current Research Interests
My research focuses on analyzing genome wide patterns of variation within and between species to address fundamental questions in biology, anthropology, and medicine. My group works on a variety of organisms and model systems ranging from humans and other primates to domesticated plant and animals. Much of our research is at the interface of computational biology, mathematical genetics, and evolutionary genomics.
Publications
- Genomic Ancestry of North Africans Supports Back-to-Africa Migrations. PLoS Genet. 2012; (1): e1002397
- Demographic history and rare allele sharing among human populations. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2011; (29): 11983-8
- Genomics for the world. Nature. 2011; (7355): 163-5
- Hunter-gatherer genomic diversity suggests a southern African origin for modern humans. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2011; (13): 5154-62
- Genome-wide patterns of population structure and admixture in West Africans and African Americans. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2010; (2): 786-91
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