 David
Rand
Professor of Biology
Ph.D., Yale University
Research in my laboratory focuses on molecular population genetics,
molecular evolution, and ecological genetics. We are generally interested
in the genetics of natural selection and comparative genomics. The
work is primarily empirical, with a bias towards functional assays
of animals in the lab and field. We use Drosophila as a model system
for studies of nuclear-mitochondrial coevolution and the mitochondrial
genetics of aging, and we use the acorn barnacle for studies of
selection on enzyme polymorphisms in the field.
Typical experiments fall into two broad categories:
- functional studies where specific DNA sequence variants are
competed under defined experimental conditions; and
- surveys of molecular markers where organisms are sampled from
natural populations and the patterns of variation in DNA and proteins
are used to study natural selection, gene flow and adaptation
to the environment.
Brown
Univeristy DNA Sequencing Facility
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Education
| 9/83-8/87 |
Yale University, Department of Biology, Ph. D.
September 1987 |
| 9/75-6/80 |
Harvard College, B. A., Biology, cum laude, June 1980 |
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
| 7/03-present |
Professor of Biology, Brown University, Providence,
RI |
| 7/97-6/03 |
Associate Professor of Biology, Brown University, Providence,
RI |
| 7/91-6/97 |
Assistant Professor of Biology, Brown University, Providence,
RI |
| 1/88-6/91 |
Postdoctoral Fellow, Population Genetics, Museum of Comparative
Zoology Laboratories, Harvard University |
| 9/87-12/87 |
Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute of Marine Biology, Department
of Biology, University of Crete, Greece |
Professional Activities
| Memberships |
Genetics Society of America, Society for the Study
of Evolution, Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution, Society
of Systematic Biologists |
| Associate Editor |
Molecular Biology and Evolution, 1997-2000; 2000-present |
| Reviewer |
American Naturalist, Evolution, Genetics, Journal of Molecular
Evolution, Molecular Biology and Evolution, Nature, Science,
NSF Population Biology, NSF Systematics, NSF Eukaryotic Genetics,
NSERC |
| Panel Member |
NSF Population Biology 10/95, 10/97, 4/98, NIH Program Project
Advisory Panel, 7/99 |
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