Sarah Tishkoff

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Full Name	Sarah Tishkoff
Occupation	Geneticist
Date Of Birth	Dec 26, 1965(1965-12-26)
Age	59
Country	United States
Horoscope	Capricorn

Sarah Tishkoff Biography

Sarah Tishkoff is one of the most popular and richest Geneticist who was born on December 26, 1965 in United States.

Sarah Anne Tishkoff (born December 26, 1965) is an American geneticist and the David and Lyn Silfen Professor in the Department of Genetics and Biology at the University of Pennsylvania. She also serves as a director for the American Society of Human Genetics and is an associate editor at PLOS Genetics, G3 (Genes, Genomes, and Genetics), and Genome Research. She is also a member of the scientific advisory board at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation.

Tishkoff graduated with a Bachelor of Science in genetics and a Bachelor of Arts in anthropology from the University of California, Berkeley in 1989. She went on to receive her Master of Philosophy in human genetics from the Yale School of Medicine in 1992. Tishkoff completed her formal education upon acquiring her PhD in genetics from Yale University in 1996, under the continued advisement of Kenneth Kidd. While working in the Kidd Lab, Tishkoff developed an interest in African genomics and evolution, leading her to write her thesis on the “Patterns of nuclear haplotype frequency variation and linkage disequilibrium in a global sample of human populations”. Shortly after completing her PhD, Tishkoff continued the research started in her thesis, and consequently published a paper titled “Global patterns of linkage disequilibrium at the CD4 locus and modern human origins” in the journal Science.

Sarah Tishkoff Net Worth

Sarah Tishkoff is one of the richest Geneticist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Sarah Tishkoff 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Sarah Tishkoff was born on December 26, 1965 in Los Angeles, California. She moved from Los Angeles to East Lansing, Michigan when she was five, and from East Lansing to Klamath Falls, Oregon in her early teens. Her parents were both involved in academia. Her father was a professor of hematology and oncology at the University of California, Los Angeles and later the Director of the Red Cross for the Midwest of the United States. Her mother was a professor of history at the Oregon Institute of Technology. Tishkoff attended the University of California, Berkeley for her undergraduate degree. While in high school, she read Coming of Age in Samoa by Margaret Mead, sparking her initial interest in cultural anthropology.

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In 2008, Tishkoff became the David and Lyn Silfen University Associate Professor at the University of Pennsylvania. In 2012, Tishkoff became a Full Professor at the University of Pennsylvania, where she is currently the David and Lyn Silfen University Professor. Tishkoff also currently holds appointments in the Department of Biology, which is within the University’s School of Arts and Sciences, and in the Department of Genetics, which is within the University’s School of Medicine. Tishkoff and her lab members study evolutionary genomics, African phenotypic diversity, the genetic basis of resistance to infectious diseases, and the genetic basis of human adaptations. Their work combines field work, laboratory research, and computational approaches to examine the effect of genetic variation in living and past African populations.

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Scott Ranked on the list of most popular Geneticist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Sarah Tishkoff celebrates birthday on December 26 of every year.

A 2014 study published in the American Journal of Human Genetics documented two more SNPs that have significant associations with the lactase persistence trait. The study also found the European variant C/T-13910 among some pastoralist groups in Northern and Central Africa.

Top Facts about Sarah Tishkoff

1. Sarah Tishkoff is an American geneticist born in 1965.
2. She studies human genetic variation in African populations.
3. Tishkoff has conducted fieldwork in Kenya, Tanzania, and Cameroon.
4. Her research has identified new genes related to disease resistance.
5. She was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship in 2008.
6. Tishkoff is a professor at the University of Pennsylvania.
7. She co-founded the African Genome Variation Project in 2009.
8. Tishkoff’s work challenges assumptions about race and genetics.
9. She advocates for diversity and inclusion in scientific research.
10. Tishkoff’s research has implications for personalized medicine and drug development.