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Sean B. Carroll

1960 - Today

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Sean B. Carroll (born September 17, 1960) is an American evolutionary developmental biologist, author, educator and executive producer. He is a distinguished university professor at the University of Maryland and professor emeritus of molecular biology and genetics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. His studies focus on the evolution of cis-regulatory elements in the regulation of gene expression in the context of biological development, using Drosophila as a model system. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, of the American Philosophical Society (2007), of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Association for Advancement of Science. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Sean B. Carroll is the 1,104th most popular biologist (down from 1,095th in 2024), the 18,704th most popular biography from United States (down from 17,975th in 2019) and the 193rd most popular American Biologist.

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Among BIOLOGISTS

Among biologists, Sean B. Carroll ranks 1,104 out of 1,097. Before him are Pardis Sabeti, Gretchen Daily, Riin Tamm, Maria Van Kerkhove, Feng Zhang, and Valerie Masson-Delmotte. After him are Quarraisha Abdool Karim, David Reich, Karl Deisseroth, Cordelia Fine, Sunetra Gupta, and Eleanor Maguire.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Sean B. Carroll ranks 1,076. Before him are Chris Barrie, Dino Ciccarelli, Jeanette Bolden, Tanvi Azmi, Grayson Perry, and David Frum. After him are Kathy Smallwood-Cook, Wendee Lee, Mike Turner, Gary Cohn, Ashley Crow, and Michèle Flournoy.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sean B. Carroll ranks 18,712 out of 20,380. Before him are Andrew W.K. (1979), Dana Fuchs (1976), Benjamin Byron Davis (1972), Blu Cantrell (1976), Joe Quesada (1962), and Miriam Shor (1971). After him are Rachael Adams (1990), Omar Gooding (1976), Auston Matthews (1997), A. O. Scott (1966), Amy Mainzer (1974), and Austin Daye (1988).

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Among BIOLOGISTS In United States

Among biologists born in United States, Sean B. Carroll ranks 193. Before him are Ben Barres (1954), Neil Shubin (1960), PZ Myers (1957), Cornelia Bargmann (1961), Gretchen Daily (1964), and Maria Van Kerkhove (1977). After him are David Reich (1974), Karl Deisseroth (1971), Kim Cobb (null), and Beth Shapiro (1976).

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