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Dr. Floyd A. Reed
Independent Group Leader
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| Telephone: |
+49 4522 763-296 |
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+49 4522 763-281 |
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reed[a]evolbio.mpg.de |
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Interests:
One of Dr. Floyd Reed's central themes is developing a focus on underdominance in various ways.
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Curriculum vitae:
Born on 25th December, 1972, in North Carolina. Study of biology and chemistry, doctorate Cornell Univ., Ithaca (2004), Research Associate Univ. of Maryland (2006-2008), Independent Group Leader Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology (since 2008).
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Research fields:
Underdominance
Sigma virus infection
Effects of Hill-Robertson interference
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Scientific Awards:
CRC Press Freshman Chemistry Award (1994)
First Place in Undergraduate Research Presentations, NC Academy of Science (1996)
Edward C. Jeffrey Award in Biological Sciences (1996)
Elected Class Speaker, Warren Wilson College (1996)
Fitch prize finalist, SMBE annual meeting (2000 and 2001)
Selected for a competitive award from the NIH-LRP for Health Disparities Research (2007)
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Selected Publications:
Convergent adaptation of human lactase persistence in Africa and Europe.
Nature Genetics 39: 31-40 (2007)
Tishkoff, S. A.*, F. A. Reed* (*denotes an equal contribution), A. Ranciaro, B. F. Voight, C. C. Babbitt, et al.
Two-locus epistasis with sexually antagonistic selection: A genetic Parrondo's paradox.
Genetics 176: 1923-1929 (2007)
Reed, F. A.
African human diversity, origins and migrations.
Current Opinion. Genetics & Development 16: 597-605 (2006)
Reed, F. A., S. A. Tishkoff
Evaluation of real-time PCR amplification efficiencies to detect inhibitors.
Journal of Forensic Sciences 51: 795-804 (2006)
Kontanis, E. J., F. A. Reed
Evidence of susceptibility and resistance to cryptic X-linked meiotic drive in natural populations of Drosophila melanogaster.
Evolution 59: 1280-1291 (2005)
Reed, F. A., G. Reeves, C. F. Aquadro
Publications at eDoc
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