Dr. Gideon Bradburd

Biography

Gideon Bradburd received his Ph.D. in Population Biology from the University of California, Davis in 2015, and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of California, Berkeley from 2015 to 2016. He previously served as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Integrative Biology at Michigan State University from 2017 to 2022. His research focuses on spatial population genetics and computational/statistical genomics, with interests in coevolution and statistical inference. Bradburd's work addresses how population genetic variation is distributed in space rather than being confined to discrete groups. By utilizing high-throughput genotyping and sequencing techniques, his research challenges traditional models of discrete structure and emphasizes the importance of geographic context in population genetics. His lab develops and implements novel statistical methods to describe population structure and admixture, and studies local adaptation and natural selection through the integration of theory, computation, and empirical systems.

Research Interests