Rasmus Nielsen

Rasmus Nielsen (born January 27, 1970) is a Danish biologist and professor in the Department of Integrative Biology at the University of California, Berkeley. His research focuses on statistical genetics and computational genomics as they relate to evolutionary biology. Much of his research has focused on the molecular mechanisms of evolutionary adaptations. For example, in 2010, his research group discovered the variant in the EPAS1 gene that allows Tibetans to live at high altitudes. His research has also identified an evolved genetic adaptation among the Inuit that allows them to metabolize fatty acids. References External links Faculty page 1970 births Living people Danish geneticists Danish biologists Evolutionary biologists Statistical geneticists Danish emigrants to the United States UC Berkeley College of Engineering alumni University of California, Berkeley College of Letters and Science faculty Population geneticists Cornell University faculty University of Copenhagen alumni Sloan Research Fellows