David Castellano
I'm an evolutionary biologist who uses computers to extract knowledge from DNA sequences. Happily married with two girls and a dachshund. Big fan of walking in the woods, coffee, science fiction and the philosophy of science. Weak agnostic. Personality type: Advocate (INFJ-A) #firstgenacademic
The principle focus of my research is the rate, pattern and effects of mutations in humans and other species such as chimpanzees or flies. I have also begun to use cancer genomes as a study system. I investigate these questions through statistical analysis of DNA sequences and mathematical modelling. My interests range from inferring the effects of mutations in cells and organisms, to why/how the mutation rate varies across genomes and species.
Recently I've become obsessed with the philosophy of science, perspectival realism and evolutionary cosmology.