Spencer Wells

Spencer Wells
Spencer Wells
Born
Rush Spencer Wells IV

(1969-04-06) April 6, 1969 (age 55)
Alma materUniversity of Texas at Austin
Harvard University
AwardsKistler Prize (2007)
Scientific career
FieldsGenetics (biologist)

Spencer Wells[1] (born April 6, 1969) is an American geneticist, anthropologist, author and entrepreneur. He co-hosts The Insight podcast with Razib Khan. Wells led The Genographic Project from 2005 to 2015, as an Explorer-in-Residence at the National Geographic Society, and is the founder and executive director of personal genomics nonprofit The Insitome Institute.

  1. ^ Seaver, Randy (February 7, 2014). "Randy at RootsTech: Dr. Spencer Wells Talks DNA and Genetics - Friday Keynote #2". Randy at RootsTech. Retrieved July 18, 2018.