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He has cited early mentorship as a positive influence in developing his research interests and works actively to increase representation of minorities in his field, particularly through offering research experiences to undergraduates.<ref name=parks>{{cite web|last1=Parks|first1=Clinton|title=Directing Minorities Toward Careers in Evolutionary Biology|url=http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_magazine/previous_issues/articles/2006_05_12/nodoi.9649112134262686502|website=Science Careers|publisher=Science|accessdate=26 May 2015|date=12 May 2006}}</ref><ref name=parker>{{cite web|last1=Parker|first1=Mary|title=Scott Edwards' job is for the birds|url=http://membercentral.aaas.org/blogs/member-spotlight/scott-edwards-job-birds|website=Member Spotlight|publisher=AAAS MemberCentral|accessdate=26 May 2015|date=19 March 2013}}</ref>
He has cited early mentorship as a positive influence in developing his research interests and works actively to increase representation of minorities in his field, particularly through offering research experiences to undergraduates.<ref name=parks>{{cite web|last1=Parks|first1=Clinton|title=Directing Minorities Toward Careers in Evolutionary Biology|url=http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_magazine/previous_issues/articles/2006_05_12/nodoi.9649112134262686502|website=Science Careers|publisher=Science|accessdate=26 May 2015|date=12 May 2006}}</ref><ref name=parker>{{cite web|last1=Parker|first1=Mary|title=Scott Edwards' job is for the birds|url=http://membercentral.aaas.org/blogs/member-spotlight/scott-edwards-job-birds|website=Member Spotlight|publisher=AAAS MemberCentral|accessdate=26 May 2015|date=19 March 2013}}</ref>

== Research ==
Edwards' research focuses on the [[molecular evolution]] of [[origin of birds|birds]]. Several papers from his group describe the evolution of birds from [[dinosaurs]]; for example, genetic evidence was reported for the evolution of [[gene|genes]] involved in [[feather]] formation much earlier than the common ancestor of modern birds, supporting the hypothesis that [[feathered dinosaur|non-avian dinosaurs had feathers]].<ref>{{Cite web|title = Your Inner Feather – Phenomena: The Loom|url = http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2014/11/20/your-inner-feather/|accessdate = 2015-05-27|date = 20 November 2014|website = Phenomena: The Loom|publisher = National Geographic|last = Zimmer|first = Carl}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|title = Feather Development Genes and Associated Regulatory Innovation Predate the Origin of Dinosauria|url = http://mbe.oxfordjournals.org/content/32/1/23|journal = Molecular Biology and Evolution|date = 1 January /015|issn = 0737-4038|pmid = 25415961|pages = 23-28|volume = 32|issue = 1|doi = 10.1093/molbev/msu309|language = en|first = Craig B.|last = Lowe|first2 = Julia A.|last2 = Clarke|first3 = Allan J.|last3 = Baker|first4 = David|last4 = Haussler|first5 = Scott V.|last5 = Edwards|year = }}</ref> [[Comparative genomics]] analyses published by the group suggest that dinosaurs have small [[genomes]] like modern birds.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Despite their heft, many dinosaurs had surprisingly tiny genomes|url = http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2007/03/despite-their-heft-many-dinosaurs-had-surprisingly-tiny-genomes/|accessdate = 2015-05-27|website = Harvard Gazette|last = Bradt|first = Steve|date = 8 March 2007}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|title = Origin of avian genome size and structure in non-avian dinosaurs|url = http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v446/n7132/full/nature05621.html|journal = Nature|date = March 8, 2007|issn = 0028-0836|pages = 180-184|volume = 446|issue = 7132|doi = 10.1038/nature05621|language = en|first = Chris L.|last = Organ|first2 = Andrew M.|last2 = Shedlock|first3 = Andrew|last3 = Meade|first4 = Mark|last4 = Pagel|first5 = Scott V.|last5 = Edwards}}</ref> His group was also involved in the Avian Phylogenomics Consortium, which in 2014 published a large series of papers on avian [[phylogenomics]].<ref>{{Cite journal|title = A flock of genomes|url = http://www.sciencemag.org/content/346/6215/1308|journal = Science|date = 12/12/2014|issn = 0036-8075|pmid = 25504710|pages = 1308-1309|volume = 346|issue = 6215|doi = 10.1126/science.346.6215.1308|language = en|first = Guojie|last = Zhang|first2 = Erich D.|last2 = Jarvis|first3 = M. Thomas P.|last3 = Gilbert}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = Avian Phylogenomics Project|url = http://avian.genomics.cn/en/|website = avian.genomics.cn|accessdate = 2015-05-27}}</ref>

<nowiki> </nowiki>In addition, Edwards has published on the importance of [[natural history]] collections for undergraduate education<ref>{{Cite journal|title = Natural History Collections as Emerging Resources for Innovative Education|url = http://bioscience.oxfordjournals.org/content/64/8/725|journal = BioScience|date = 08/01/2014|issn = 0006-3568|pages = 725-734|volume = 64|issue = 8|doi = 10.1093/biosci/biu096|language = en|first = Joseph A.|last = Cook|first2 = Scott V.|last2 = Edwards|first3 = Eileen A.|last3 = Lacey|first4 = Robert P.|last4 = Guralnick|first5 = Pamela S.|last5 = Soltis|first6 = Douglas E.|last6 = Soltis|first7 = Corey K.|last7 = Welch|first8 = Kayce C.|last8 = Bell|first9 = Kurt E.|last9 = Galbreath}}</ref> and edited a book republishing rare early drawings by [[John Audubon]].<ref>{{Cite web|title = Rare Early Audubon Drawings Published for First Time|url = http://voices.nationalgeographic.com/2008/11/03/rare_early_audubon_drawings_pu/|accessdate = 2015-05-27|date = 3 November 2008|website = Voices: Ideas and Insight from Explorers|publisher = National Geographic|last = Maxwell Braun|first = David}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title = Audubon|url = http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/07/books/review/Rosen-t.html|newspaper = The New York Times|date = 2008-12-07|access-date = 2015-05-27|issn = 0362-4331|first = Jonathan|last = Rosen}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 06:05, 27 May 2015

Scott V. Edwards
NationalityAmerican
Alma materHarvard University
University of California, Berkeley
Scientific career
FieldsOrnithology, evolutionary biology
InstitutionsHarvard University

Scott V. Edwards is the Alexander Agassiz Professor of Organismal and Evolutionary Biology at Harvard University and the Curator of Ornithology at Harvard's associated museum, the Museum of Comparative Zoology.[1] In 2015 he was elected to the United States National Academy of Sciences.[2]

Early life and education

Edwards was born in Honolulu, Hawaii[1] and raised in the relatively affluent Riverdale area of the Bronx in New York City, where he worked for the local public horticultural institution Wave Hill. He attended Harvard University as an undergraduate and received his bachelor's degree in biology in 1986. He received his Ph.D. in zoology from University of California, Berkeley in 1992 and then spent two years as a postdoctoral scholar at the University of Florida working with Wayne Potts and Ward Wakeland on molecular evolution in wild bird populations.[3]

Career

Edwards became an assistant professor of zoology at the University of Washington and curator at the Burke Museum in 1994. In 2003 he moved to Harvard University to join the Department of Organismal and Evolutionary Biology and become the Curator of Ornithology at the Museum of Comparative Zoology. In 2013 he was appointed to a two-year position as the Director of the Division of Biological Infrastructure at the National Science Foundation.[1]

Edwards was elected a fellow of the American Ornithologists' Union in 2006, of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2009, and of the United States National Academy of Sciences in 2015.[1][2] According to the Journal of Blacks in Higher Education, Edwards is one of only two black scientists out of the 84 chosen that year.[4]

He has cited early mentorship as a positive influence in developing his research interests and works actively to increase representation of minorities in his field, particularly through offering research experiences to undergraduates.[5][6]

Research

Edwards' research focuses on the molecular evolution of birds. Several papers from his group describe the evolution of birds from dinosaurs; for example, genetic evidence was reported for the evolution of genes involved in feather formation much earlier than the common ancestor of modern birds, supporting the hypothesis that non-avian dinosaurs had feathers.[7][8] Comparative genomics analyses published by the group suggest that dinosaurs have small genomes like modern birds.[9][10] His group was also involved in the Avian Phylogenomics Consortium, which in 2014 published a large series of papers on avian phylogenomics.[11][12]

In addition, Edwards has published on the importance of natural history collections for undergraduate education[13] and edited a book republishing rare early drawings by John Audubon.[14][15]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Edwards, Scott V. "Curriculum Vitae" (PDF). Edwards Laboratory. Harvard University. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  2. ^ a b Kacoyanis, Stephanie. "Harvard faculty elected to NAS". Harvard Gazette. Harvard University. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  3. ^ Edwards, Scott V. "Scott V. Edwards". Edwards Laboratory. Harvard University. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  4. ^ "Two Black Scholars Elected Members of the National Academy of Sciences". Journal of Blacks in Higher Education. 11 May 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  5. ^ Parks, Clinton (12 May 2006). "Directing Minorities Toward Careers in Evolutionary Biology". Science Careers. Science. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  6. ^ Parker, Mary (19 March 2013). "Scott Edwards' job is for the birds". Member Spotlight. AAAS MemberCentral. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  7. ^ Zimmer, Carl (20 November 2014). "Your Inner Feather – Phenomena: The Loom". Phenomena: The Loom. National Geographic. Retrieved 2015-05-27.
  8. ^ Lowe, Craig B.; Clarke, Julia A.; Baker, Allan J.; Haussler, David; Edwards, Scott V. (1 January /015). "Feather Development Genes and Associated Regulatory Innovation Predate the Origin of Dinosauria". Molecular Biology and Evolution. 32 (1): 23–28. doi:10.1093/molbev/msu309. ISSN 0737-4038. PMID 25415961. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  9. ^ Bradt, Steve (8 March 2007). "Despite their heft, many dinosaurs had surprisingly tiny genomes". Harvard Gazette. Retrieved 2015-05-27.
  10. ^ Organ, Chris L.; Shedlock, Andrew M.; Meade, Andrew; Pagel, Mark; Edwards, Scott V. (March 8, 2007). "Origin of avian genome size and structure in non-avian dinosaurs". Nature. 446 (7132): 180–184. doi:10.1038/nature05621. ISSN 0028-0836.
  11. ^ Zhang, Guojie; Jarvis, Erich D.; Gilbert, M. Thomas P. (12/12/2014). "A flock of genomes". Science. 346 (6215): 1308–1309. doi:10.1126/science.346.6215.1308. ISSN 0036-8075. PMID 25504710. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  12. ^ "Avian Phylogenomics Project". avian.genomics.cn. Retrieved 2015-05-27.
  13. ^ Cook, Joseph A.; Edwards, Scott V.; Lacey, Eileen A.; Guralnick, Robert P.; Soltis, Pamela S.; Soltis, Douglas E.; Welch, Corey K.; Bell, Kayce C.; Galbreath, Kurt E. (08/01/2014). "Natural History Collections as Emerging Resources for Innovative Education". BioScience. 64 (8): 725–734. doi:10.1093/biosci/biu096. ISSN 0006-3568. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  14. ^ Maxwell Braun, David (3 November 2008). "Rare Early Audubon Drawings Published for First Time". Voices: Ideas and Insight from Explorers. National Geographic. Retrieved 2015-05-27.
  15. ^ Rosen, Jonathan (2008-12-07). "Audubon". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2015-05-27.

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