Bruce Lahn
Bruce Lahn | |
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Born | 1969 China |
Citizenship | United States |
Alma mater | Tissue Engineering |
Institutions | University of Chicago |
Doctoral advisor | David C. Page |
Bruce Lahn is a Chinese-born American geneticist. Lahn came to the U.S. from China to continue his education in the late 1980s.
Lahn's honors include the
His previous research specialized in human genetics and evolutionary genetics, especially human sex chromosome evolution and the genetic basis that underlies the evolutionary expansion of the human brain. Lahn's current research interests include stem cell biology and epigenetics.[7]
Biography
Bruce Lahn is a Chinese-born American scientist. He currently works at the University of Chicago.[1] In the past he has studied human genetics and evolutionary genetics. His main objective with previous studies was to study the evolution of human sex chromosomes and the underlying basis for the growth of the human brain. Lahn is currently doing a wide spread of stem cell research as well as working with epigenetics.[7] Lahn's previous research has led to the hypothesis that the Neanderthals contributed to evolution of the human brain's size.[8] Lahn is currently working to contribute a better understanding of the widespread use of stem cells to the science world.
Contributions to science
His research on the microcephaly-associated gene,
Lahn has many different studies with stem cells that he is currently working on. They range anywhere from looking at if the suicide gene can be modified with stem cells,[17] to looking at stem cells as a potential source to treat testicular dysfunctions.[18]
References
- ^ a b Hopkin, Karen (29 August 2005). "Rebel with a Lab". The Scientist. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
- ^ "VectorBuilder and Landau enter into strategic partnership to establish world's first primate gene therapy R&D center". The Scientist. 15 October 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
- ^ Technology Review Bio. (biography) 2013, "MIT Technology Review."
- ^ Searle Scholars Bio. Archived 2015-01-13 at the Wayback Machine (biography) 2009, "Searle Scholars."
- ^ UChicago News Profile. (biography) 2015, "UChicago News".
- ^ HHMI Investigator Alumni Bio. (biography) 2015, "HHMI".
- ^ a b Lahn's Lab Website Archived May 13, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Could interbreeding between humans and Neanderthals have led to an enhanced human brain? Howard Hughes Medical Institute, November 6, 2006
- ^ Lahn's analysis of genes indicates human brain continues to evolve
- ^ Scientist's Study Of Brain Genes Sparks a Backlash. June 16, 2006. Wall Street Journal. Accessed 2015-04-07.
- S2CID 205050141.
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Mekel-Bobrov N, Posthuma D, Gilbert SL, Lind P, Gosso MF, Luciano M, et al. (March 2007). "The ongoing adaptive evolution of ASPM and Microcephalin is not explained by increased intelligence" (PDF). Human Molecular Genetics. 16 (6): 600–8. PMID 17220170.
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Timpson N, Heron J, Smith GD, Enard W (August 2007). "Comment on papers by Evans et al. and Mekel-Bobrov et al. on Evidence for Positive Selection of MCPH1 and ASPM". Science. 317 (5841): 1036, author reply 1036. PMID 17717170.
- PMID 17251122.
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S2CID 206584252.
- PMID 20448178.
- PMID 23218839.
- PMID 25418539.
External links
- Alumni page at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
- Balter, Michael (22 December 2006). "Brain Man Makes Waves With Claims of Recent Human Evolution". Science. 314 (5807): 1871–1873. S2CID 9478090.
- Evans, P. D. (9 September 2005). "Microcephalin, a Gene Regulating Brain Size, Continues to Evolve Adaptively in Humans". Science. 309 (5741): 1717–1720. S2CID 85864492.
- Mekel-Bobrov, N. (9 September 2005). "Ongoing Adaptive Evolution of ASPM, a Brain Size Determinant in Homo sapiens". Science. 309 (5741): 1720–1722. S2CID 30403575.