Beth Shapiro
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Born | Beth Alison Shapiro January 14, 1976 Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
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Known for | How to Clone a Mammoth[4] |
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Thesis | Inferring evolutionary history and processes using ancient DNA (2003) |
Doctoral advisor | Alan J. Cooper[3] |
Website | pgl |
Beth Alison Shapiro (born January 14, 1976[5]) is an American evolutionary molecular biologist, associate director for conservation genomics at the UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute, and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator.[6][7] In March 2024, Shapiro became chief scientific officer of Colossal Biosciences.[7] She also taught in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of California, Santa Cruz.[7]
Shapiro's work has centered on the analysis of ancient DNA.[8][2] She was awarded a Royal Society University Research Fellowship in 2006[1] and a MacArthur Fellowship in 2009.[5][9]
Early life and education
Shapiro was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania, on January 14, 1976.[10][11] She grew up in Rome, Georgia, where she served as a local news presenter while attending Rome High School.[12]
She graduated from Rome High School with a
Career
In 2004, Shapiro was appointed a
Shapiro's research on ecology has been published in journals[2] including Molecular Biology and Evolution,[17] PLOS Biology,[18] Science,[15][19][20] and Nature.[21][22][23] In 2007, she was named by Smithsonian magazine as one of 37 young American innovators under the age of 36.[24]
In 2024, Shapiro was appointed as chief science officer of Colossal Biosciences to help the company meet its de-extinction and species preservation goals.[25]
Publications
Her peer reviewed publications in scientific journals[2] and books include:
- Life as We Made It: How 50,000 years of human innovation refined – and redefined – nature[7][26]
- Bayesian coalescent inference of past population dynamics from molecular sequences[17]
- Rise and fall of the Beringian steppe bison[20]
- Ancient DNA: Methods and Protocols[27]
- How to Clone a Mammoth: The Science of De-Extinction[7][4]
- Flight of the Dodo[15]
- A late Pleistocene steppe bison (Bison priscus) partial carcass from Tsiigehtchic, Northwest Territories, Canada[28]
Honors and awards
- Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2023)[29]
- National Geographic Society Emerging Explorer (2010)[30]
- University of Georgia Young Alumnus Award (2010)[31]
- MacArthur Fellowship (2009)[5]
- Royal Society University Research Fellowship (2006)[1]
- Rhodes Scholarship (1999)
References
- ^ a b c d Anon (2006). "Dr Beth Shapiro, Research Fellow". royalsociety.org. London: Royal Society. Archived from the original on 2017-03-01.
- ^ a b c d Beth Shapiro publications indexed by Google Scholar
- ^ OCLC 56923402.[permanent dead link]
- ^ ISBN 9780691157054.
- ^ a b c d Anon (2011). "2009 MacArthur Fellows: Beth Shapiro". macfound.org. MacArthur Foundation. Archived from the original on 2016-03-07. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
- ^ "Beth Shapiro, DPhil | Investigator Profile | 2018-Present". www.hhmi.org. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
- ^ a b c d e "Ancient DNA expert Beth Shapiro named CSO of Colossal". UC Santa Cruz.
- TEDxtalk
- ^ Shapiro, Beth (2012). "Beth Shapiro Curriculum Vitae at Penn State University" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-14.
- ^ Beattie-Moss, Melissa. "Evolution of a Scientist: An Interview with Beth Shapiro". Research Penn State. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-61925-539-5.
- ^ a b Williams, Phil; Hannon, Sharron. "The Rhodes to Oxford: Ecology student, Foundation Fellow Beth Shapiro becomes UGA's third Rhodes Scholar in four years". University of Georgia. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
- ^ Brice, Plott (21 December 1998). "Rhodes scholar from UGA awed by what awaits". The Atlanta Constitution. p. 23.
- ^ "'Beth Shapiro page on the MacArthur Foundation website".
- ^ PMID 11872833. (subscription required)
- ^ Curry, Andrew. "How to Make a Dodo: Biologist Beth Shapiro has figured out a recipe for success in the field of ancient DNA research". Smithsonian Magazine. Archived from the original on 14 October 2009. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
- ^ PMID 15703244.
- PMID 15660162.
- S2CID 11238470. (subscription required)
- ^ S2CID 27134675. (subscription required)
- PMID 22048313. (subscription required)
- S2CID 4318227. (subscription required)
- S2CID 4374023. (subscription required)
- ^ "37 under 36: America's Young Innovators in the Arts and Sciences". smithsonianmag.com. Archived from the original on 2007-10-11.
- ^ Laura Lorek (March 19, 2024). "Colossal Hires Ancient DNA Expert Beth Shapiro as Chief Science Officer". Silicon Hills News.
- ISBN 9781541644182.
- ISBN 978-1-61779-515-2.
- doi:10.1016/j.quascirev.2009.06.012. Archived from the original(PDF) on 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2011-03-19.
- ^ Stephens, Tim (19 April 2023). "Biologist Beth Shapiro elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences". University of California Santa Cruz.
- ^ "Beth Shapiro selected as National Geographic Emerging Explorer". Penn State Live. Archived from the original on 27 May 2010. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
- ^ "Beth A. Shapiro (BS '99, MS '99) receives Young Alumnus Award". Odom School of Ecology, The University of Georgia. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
External links
- Beth Shapiro on Twitter