Bruce Lahn (1969-) is a geneticist at the University of Chicago. He is also the founder of the Center for Stem Cell Biology and Tissue Engineering at Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China. His previous research specialized in human genetics and evolutionary genetics, especially human sex chromosome evolution and the genetic basis that underlies the dramatic evolutionary changes of the human brain. Lahn's current research interests include stem cell biology and epigenetics.

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  • Bruce Lahn (1969-) is a geneticist at the University of Chicago. He is also the founder of the Center for Stem Cell Biology and Tissue Engineering at Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China. His previous research specialized in human genetics and evolutionary genetics, especially human sex chromosome evolution and the genetic basis that underlies the dramatic evolutionary changes of the human brain. Lahn's current research interests include stem cell biology and epigenetics. His research on the microcephalin gene led to a hypothesis that Neanderthals may have contributed to the recent development of the human brain. His claim that variants of two brain size genes might have been favored by natural selection in the recent human history has provoked controversy. Lahn came to the U.S. from China to continue his education after participating in the pro-democracy movement of the late 1980s. Lahn's honors include the Merrill Lynch Forum Global Innovation Award, the TR100 Award from Technology Review, the Burroughs Wellcome Career Award, and a Searle scholarship. He was also named to the 40-Under-40 list by Crains Chicago Business. Lahn received his B.A. in biology from Harvard University and his Ph. D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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  • Bruce Lahn (1969-) is a geneticist at the University of Chicago. He is also the founder of the Center for Stem Cell Biology and Tissue Engineering at Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China. His previous research specialized in human genetics and evolutionary genetics, especially human sex chromosome evolution and the genetic basis that underlies the dramatic evolutionary changes of the human brain. Lahn's current research interests include stem cell biology and epigenetics.
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