Scott Edwards
I am a scientist with broad interests in the evolution of life on earth and the processes that have generated biodiversity. I mostly use birds as models to study patterns of speciation, biogeography, evolution of the genome, and the process of adaptation. This work has exposed my lab to a wide range of questions, from the evolution of immune genes and disease resistance to how best to reconstruct the tree of life.
The Salata Institute
The Salata Institute supports interdisciplinary research that leads to real-world action, including high-risk/high-reward projects by researchers already working in the climate area and new endeavors that make it easier for Harvard scholars, who have not worked on climate problems, to do so. Faculty interested in the Climate Research Clusters program should note an upcoming deadline for concepts on April 1, 2024.