Bruce Lahn

Bruce Lahn

Bruce Lahn (1969- ) is a geneticist at the University of Chicago specializing in evolutionary genetics, especially the genetic basis that underlies the dramatic evolutionary changes of the human brain. Lahn's other research interests include stem cell biology and neurogenetics. His research on the microcephalin gene led to a hypothesis that Neanderthals may have contributed to the recent development of the human brain. [ [http://www.hhmi.org/news/lahn20061006.html Could Interbreeding Between Humans and Neanderthals Have Led to an Enhanced Human Brain?] November 6, 2006. Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Accessed 2007-07-07.] His claim that variants of genes commonly found outside of Africa may be linked to a higher IQ has provoked controversy. [ [http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB115040765329081636-T5DQ4jvnwqOdVvsP_XSVG_lvgik_20060628.html?mod=blogs Scientist's Study Of Brain Genes Sparks a Backlash] . June 16, 2006. Wall Street Journal. Accessed 2007-07-07.]

Lahn came to the U.S. from China to continue his education after being a leader in the pro-democracy movement of the late 1980s. [ [http://www.gnxp.com/blog/2005/09/bruce-lahn.php "Rebel with a Lab"] (interview) Sept. 2005, "The Scientist".]

Lahn's honors include the Merrill Lynch Forum Global Innovation Award, the TR100 Award from "Technology Review", the Burroughs Wellcome Career Award, and a Searle scholarship. He was recently named to the 40-Under-40 list by Crains Chicago Business. Lahn received his B.A. in biology from Harvard University and his Ph. D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

References

External links

* [http://hominid.uchicago.edu/ Lahn's Lab Website]
* [http://www.gnxp.com/blog/2006/10/10-questions-for-bruce-lahn_10.php 10 questions from Gene Expression]
* [http://www.hhmi.org/research/investigators/lahn.html Researcher Page] at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. (Includes longer research summary.)
* [http://chronicle.uchicago.edu/050922/brainevolution.shtml "Lahn’s analysis of genes indicates human brain continues to evolve"] "University of Chicago Chronicle", Sept 22, 2005.
* [http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/314/5807/1871 Brain Man Makes Waves With Claims of Recent Human Evolution]
* [http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB115040765329081636-T5DQ4jvnwqOdVvsP_XSVG_lvgik_20060628.html?mod=blogs Scientist's Study Of Brain Genes Sparks a Backlash]
* [http://www.discoverychannel.ca/shows/showdetails.aspx?sid=4399 "The Real Superhumans and the Quest for the Future Fantastic"] on Discovery Channel


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