People
Principal Investigator
Darrin T. Schultz
Scientist and naturalist exploring the origin of animals and unique life on Earth. Darrin bridges chromosome-scale genomics, evolutionary biology, and molecular technology development. He is also a programmer who develops software for comparative genomics and data visualization, including the oxford dot plots package. Outside of the lab he is a scuba diver, photographer, language learner, avid chef, and musician.
- Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences, Lehigh University & Lehigh Oceans, 2026 – Present
- Postdoc in Neurobiology (Longzhi Tan), Stanford University School of Medicine, 2025 – 2026
- Postdoc in Neuroscience and Developmental Biology (Oleg Simakov), University of Vienna, 2022 – 2025
- Ph.D. in Biomolecular Engineering and Bioinformatics (Richard “Ed” Green, Steven Haddock), UC Santa Cruz & MBARI, 2015 – 2021
- Fulbright Fellow in Bioagricultural Sciences (Yuichi Oba), Nagoya University, Japan, 2013 – 2014
- B.A. in Biology (minors: Chemistry, East Asian Studies; thesis advisor: Adam Haberman), Oberlin College, 2009 – 2013
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