Dr. Nancy Moran

Biography

Nancy Moran is a distinguished evolutionary biologist whose research intersects genetics, genomics, microbiology, entomology, and ecology. She has authored over 200 research papers and was elected a member of the National Academy of Sciences in 2004 and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2005. In 2010, she was awarded the International Prize for Biology. Prior to her current position at the University of Texas at Austin, she was a Regent's Professor at the University of Arizona from 1986 to 2010 and held the title of William Fleming Professor of Biology at Yale University from 2010 to 2013. Her research focuses on genome evolution in host-associated microorganisms, especially the role of bacterial symbionts in insects, and the consequences of these symbiotic relationships on biological diversity and ecological dynamics. Her areas of research interest include Evolutionary Biology, Genomics, Ecology, and Microbial Ecology, among others.

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