Svante Paabo

Svante Paabo

Country

Sweden

Birth - Death

1955 -

Occupation

Scientist

Notable Achievements

Nobel Prize

Description

Biologist and Director of the Department of Genetics at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology since 1997. One of the founders of paleogenetics, a discipline that uses the methods of genetics to study early humans and other ancient populations. Author of the book ' Neanderthal Man: In Search of Lost Genomes' (2014). Recipient of many awards and prizes, including the Kistler Prize (2009) and the Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine (2022). Member of the Royal Swedish Academy. Bisexual.

See Also

• LGBTQ Biologists and Chemists
• LGBTQ Individuals in the Fields of Sociology and Anthropology

Further Reading/Research

• http://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/feb/15/svante-paabo-dna-neanderthal-genetics
• http://arthurreber.com/home/a-note-of-admiration-for-svante-paabo.html
• http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/20/books/review/neanderthal-man-by-svante-paabo.html?_r=0
• https://www.ted.com/talks/svante_paeaebo_dna_clues_to_our_inner_neanderthal

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