Professor
Douglas C. Wallace
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Geneticist; Evolutionary biologist; Educator
Area
Biological Sciences
Specialty
Cellular and Developmental Biology
Elected
2004
Donald Bren Professor of Biological Sciences and Molecular Medicine. Pioneer in the study of human mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) genetics. Defined the principles of mtDNA inheritance, surveyed global mtDNA variation permitting reconstruction of ancient human origins and migration, discovered the first inherited mtDNA disease, and demonstrated the importance of mtDNA variation in aging and degenerative diseases.
Last Updated