David Castellano
I'm an evolutionary geneticist 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 the evolution of the distribution of fitness effects of new mutations and how the mutation rate varies across the genome and species.
I also have a growing interest in evolutionary biology education and equity, inclusion and diversity aspects of science. Recently I've become obsessed with the philosophy of science and perspectival realism.