Dr. Andrew Leigh Brown

Professor

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Biography

Andrew Leigh-Brown is a Professor of Evolutionary Genetics at the University of Edinburgh. He completed his BSc (Hons) in Zoology at University College London in 1973 and received his PhD from the University of Leicester in 1976. His early career included positions as a Visiting Fellow at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIH) in North Carolina and as a Research Fellow at Imperial Cancer Research Fund. He has extensive experience in evolutionary genetics, focusing on genetic variation, the evolution of HIV, and drug resistance mutations. Leigh-Brown has been involved in research that employs statistical machine learning approaches to study the genetic basis of antiretroviral drug resistance in HIV and influenza. Currently, his work is supported by the BBSRC and the Medical Research Council, and he collaborates on a UK-wide multicentre study of drug resistance determinants. He also has a significant interest in population genetics related to HIV, particularly concerning the factors influencing mutation patterns that confer drug resistance. He has served as a Programme Director for the MSc in Quantitative Genetics and has taught numerical courses at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

Research Interests

Experience

Professor of Evolutionary Genetics

— Present

University of Edinburgh • Edinburgh

Teaching and research focused on evolutionary genetics and HIV.

Reader

— Present

Institute of Cell, Animal Population Biology • Edinburgh

Conducted research and taught in the field of evolutionary genetics.

Lecturer

— Present

Department of Genetics • University of Edinburgh

Engaged in teaching and research activities.

Awards

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Elected Fellow

Courses

Evolution Action 2 (BI0012) Evolutionary Ecological Genetics 3 (IP0002) Molecular Cellular Basis HIV Infection (U00682) Molecular Phylogenetics (U03444)

Requirements for University of Edinburgh

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.25
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:20
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:20
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:100
Prerequisites
Undergraduate degree in business, management, or related subject
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