Beth Shapiro

individual

Ecosystem influencer

About

Beth Shapiro is an evolutionary biologist and ancient-DNA specialist known for pioneering work in paleogenomics, conservation genomics, and de-extinction science. She is a professor at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and as of March 2024 has been on leave to serve as Chief Science Officer of Colossal Biosciences. Shapiro is a 2009 MacArthur Fellow, a former HHMI Investigator, an elected member of the National Academy of Sciences, and an award-winning science author and communicator.

Areas of interest

paleogenomicsancient DNAevolutionary biologyconservation genomicsde-extinctionbiodiversitygenomicsscience communication