David Reich (geneticist)
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This article is about the geneticist. For the anesthesiologist/hospital president, see David L. Reich.
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]
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Born | David Emil Reich (1974-07-14) July 14, 1974 (age 49) Washington, D.C., United States |
Alma mater | Harvard University St Catherine's College, Oxford |
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Thesis | Genetic analysis of human evolutionary history with implications for gene mapping (1999) |
Doctoral advisor | David Goldstein[3] |
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