T. Ryan Gregory

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1975 –

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Who is T. Ryan Gregory?

Dr. T. Ryan Gregory is a Canadian evolutionary biologist and genome biologist and a tenured Associate Professor in the Department of Integrative Biology and the Biodiversity Institute of Ontario at the University of Guelph in Guelph, Ontario, Canada.

Gregory completed his B.Sc. at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario in 1997 and his Ph.D. in evolutionary biology and zoology at the University of Guelph in 2002. He then carried out postdoctoral work at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City and the Natural History Museum in London, England before returning to the University of Guelph as a faculty member.

His research focuses primarily on the issue of genome size evolution in animals and the origins and biological significance of "junk DNA". He created the Animal Genome Size Database in 2001. He is also active in the DNA barcoding initiative spearheaded by his former Ph.D. adviser, Prof. Paul D.N. Hebert at the University of Guelph, with a particular focus on parasites, pathogens, and disease vectors.

Gregory is the author of more than 65 peer-reviewed scientific journal articles with an h-index of 25 according to ISI Web of Science, and edited the book The Evolution of the Genome in 2004. He is Senior Handling Editor of the journal Evolution: Education and Outreach founded by Niles Eldredge. He maintains an active blog, Genomicron, and created Evolver Zone, an online resource for students and educators.

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Born
May 16, 1975
Nationality
  • Canada
Education
  • University of Guelph
  • McMaster University

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on July 23, 2013

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