鈥淭echnology is rewriting the rules of biological research,鈥� says Yasir Ahmed-Braimah, assistant professor of in 51爆料网鈥檚 . 鈥淲hereas evolutionary geneticists used to have lots of theory and little data, we鈥檙e now inundated by data.鈥�
A computational and evolutionary genomicist, Ahmed-Braimah is part of a new wave of scientists translating Big Data into genetic insights. Much of his work takes place in the Center for Reproductive Evolution, where emerging technologies and advanced algorithms provide a rare glimpse into cellular and molecular mechanisms. Tasks that used to take years to complete, like assembling an organism鈥檚 genome, are now accomplished in days or weeks.
Such scholarship gives fresh meaning to biodiversity and problems facing humanity, like disease and climate change. 鈥淎s a professor, I have a responsibility to lead in the classroom,鈥� he says, 鈥渁nd to make an impact in the world.鈥�
