Uploaded January 2024 | Updated September 2026, 6 hours ago
January 18, 2024 - Dr. Scott Edwards, the Alexander Agassiz Professor of Zoology in the Museum of Comparative Zoology, presents an NHGRI DIR Seminar, titled "Lecture Title: Discovering functional connections between genotype and phenotype via comparative genomics."
Dr. Edwards is an evolutionary biologist whose main research areas focus on the evolution of life on earth and the processes that have generated biodiversity. He uses birds as models to study patterns of speciation, biogeography, evolution of the genome, and the process of adaptation. This work has exposed his lab to a wide range of questions, from the evolution of immune genes and disease resistance to how best to reconstruct the tree of life. In addition, Dr. Edwards is actively engaged in increasing diversity of the workforce in evolutionary and environmental biology.
About the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) Division of Intramural Research (DIR) Seminar Series: The NHGRI DIR Seminar Series sponsors a monthly series of talks by intramural and special guest speakers celebrating genetics and genomics research. Speakers are selected by NHGRI intramural faculty and trainees and cover research topics of interest to a wide audience.
Relevant Links:
DIR Seminar Series: genome.gov/dir/seminars
Edwards Lab: https://edwards.oeb.harvard.edu/
January 18, 2024 - Dr. Scott Edwards, the Alexander Agassiz Professor of Zoology in the Museum of Comparative Zoology, presents an NHGRI DIR Seminar, titled "Lecture Title: Discovering functional connections between genotype and phenotype via comparative genomics."
Dr. Edwards is an evolutionary biologist whose main research areas focus on the evolution of life on earth and the processes that have generated biodiversity. He uses birds as models to study patterns of speciation, biogeography, evolution of the genome, and the process of adaptation. This work has exposed his lab to a wide range of questions, from the evolution of immune genes and disease resistance to how best to reconstruct the tree of life. In addition, Dr. Edwards is actively engaged in increasing diversity of the workforce in evolutionary and environmental biology.
About the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) Division of Intramural Research (DIR) Seminar Series: The NHGRI DIR Seminar Series sponsors a monthly series of talks by intramural and special guest speakers celebrating genetics and genomics research. Speakers are selected by NHGRI intramural faculty and trainees and cover research topics of interest to a wide audience.
Relevant Links:
DIR Seminar Series: genome.gov/dir/seminars
Edwards Lab: https://edwards.oeb.harvard.edu/
