David Reich (geneticist)

David Reich
Born
David Emil Reich

(1974-07-14) July 14, 1974 (age 50)
Alma materHarvard University (BA)
St Catherine's College, Oxford (DPhil)
Awards
Scientific career
FieldsGene mapping
ThesisGenetic analysis of human evolutionary history with implications for gene mapping (1999)
Doctoral advisorDavid Goldstein[3]

David Emil Reich[4] (born July 14, 1974) is an American geneticist known for his research into the population genetics of ancient humans, including their migrations and the mixing of populations, discovered by analysis of genome-wide patterns of mutations. He is professor in the department of genetics at the Harvard Medical School, and an associate of the Broad Institute. Reich was highlighted as one of Nature's 10 for his contributions to science in 2015.[5] He received the Dan David Prize in 2017, the NAS Award in Molecular Biology, the Wiley Prize, and the Darwin–Wallace Medal in 2019. In 2021 he was awarded the Massry Prize.[6]

  1. ^ "365 days: Nature's 10". Nature. 528 (7583): 459–467. 2015. Bibcode:2015Natur.528..459.. doi:10.1038/528459a. ISSN 0028-0836. PMID 26701036.
  2. ^ https://www.york.ac.uk/archaeology/news-and-events/news/external/news2022/antiquity-prize-win/ [bare URL]
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  4. ^ "David Reich | Genetics". genetics.hms.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2018-01-08.
  5. ^ "Nature's 10". Nature. 528 (7583): 459–467. December 2015. Bibcode:2015Natur.528..459.. doi:10.1038/528459a. PMID 26701036. S2CID 4450003.
  6. ^ Massry Prize 2021