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Beth Shapiro

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Beth Alison Shapiro (born January 14, 1976) is an American evolutionary molecular biologist, associate director for conservation genomics at the UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute, and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator. She also teaches in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of California, Santa Cruz. In March 2024, Shapiro began a three year sabbatical to become the chief scientific officer of Colossal Biosciences. Shapiro's work has centered on the analysis of ancient DNA. She was awarded a Royal Society University Research Fellowship in 2006 and a MacArthur Fellowship in 2009. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 14 different languages on Wikipedia. Beth Shapiro is the 1,113th most popular biologist, the 21,000th most popular biography from United States and the 197th most popular American Biologist.

Beth Shapiro is an American evolutionary molecular biologist known for her work in ancient DNA and the study of extinct species, including the woolly mammoth. She is a professor at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and has contributed significantly to the field of paleogenomics.

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Among BIOLOGISTS

Among biologists, Beth Shapiro ranks 1,113 out of 1,097. Before her are Karl Deisseroth, Cordelia Fine, Sunetra Gupta, Eleanor Maguire, Rana Dajani, and Kim Cobb. After her are Asha de Vos, and Nana Klutse.

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Among people born in 1976, Beth Shapiro ranks 1,404. Before her are Crista Flanagan, Don Hertzfeldt, Adunni Ade, Kim Zmeskal, Rory Sabbatini, and Scott Halberstadt. After her are Gillian O'Sullivan, Pat Garrity, Cecil Mamiit, Ron Mercer, Carl Robinson, and Kristen Welker.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Beth Shapiro ranks 21,008 out of 20,380. Before her are Jason Chaffetz (1967), Lachlan Watson (2001), Jordan Calloway (1990), Oakes Fegley (2004), Brit Morgan (1987), and Patrick McCaw (1995). After her are Ilana Glazer (1987), Doc Shaw (1992), Michael Bates (1969), Anthony Morrow (1985), Terra Naomi (1979), and Smith Cho (1985).

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Among BIOLOGISTS In United States

Among biologists born in United States, Beth Shapiro ranks 197. Before her are Gretchen Daily (1964), Maria Van Kerkhove (1977), Sean B. Carroll (1960), David Reich (1974), Karl Deisseroth (1971), and Kim Cobb (null).

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