Marvin H. Caruthers Assistant Professor
Kavli Fellow
Packard Fellow
Sloan Research Fellow
Boettcher Investigator
BioFrontiers Institute
Department of Molecular, Cellular, Developmental biology
Ed grew up in sunny Southern California, and studied聽Bioinformatics at the University of California, San Diego聽from 2003-2007. There, he worked with聽聽exploring the evolution of genes involved in maternal-fetal genetic conflict. He next聽pursued a PhD at the Stanford University from 2007-2013, in the lab of聽. There, he discovered that ancient retroviruses were a major source of regulatory elements in the placenta, potentially facilitating the evolution of pregnancy in mammals. Caught by the transposon bug, he did a postdoc at聽the University of Utah, co-advised by聽听补苍诲听. His work revealed that endogenous retroviruses have been聽co-opted to act as regulatory elements in primate immune responses. In 2018, he joined the BioFrontiers Institute to start a research group focusing on the evolution of gene regulatory networks in human health and disease.聽In his free time, Ed enjoys cooking, hiking, skiing, and canyoneering.
Curriculum Vitae (April 2024)