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Alan Templeton's Research Description

My research falls into three seemingly different but actually overlapping categories:

1.   Studying the basic evolutionary processes that have lead to the current biodiversity found on this planet, such as:

1. The origin of adaptations, particularly from a perspective that integrates molecular genetics, developmental biology, and ecology.
2. The origin and meaning of species
3. The evolution of humanity, particularly over the last two million years when anatomically modern humans evolved.
    

2.   Using the principles of population and evolutionary biology to sustain, maintain, and restore our legacy of biodiversity at the level of:

1. Genetic diversity within populations
2. Individual species
3. Communities of species
4. Entire landscapes
    

3.   Apply the tools of population and evolutionary biology to issues in human health and well being, including:

1. The genetic contribution of common but complex diseases in humans
2. The evolution of HIV and the development of AIDS
    

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Curriculum Vitae & Contact Information

Alan Robert Templeton

Charles Rebstock Professor of Biology

Professor of Genetics & Biomedical Engineering

Department of Biology, Campus Box 1137

Washington University

St. Louis, Missouri 63130-4899, USA

(phone 314-935-6868; fax 314-935-4432; e-mail temple_a@wustl.edu)

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