Andrew G. Clark

Andrew G. Clark is the Jacob Gould Schurman Professor of Population Genetics at Cornell University's College of Arts and Sciences, with affiliations in Computational Biology, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, and Molecular Biology & Genetics. His research bridges empirical and theoretical studies of genetic variation in populations.

• Ph.D., Stanford University (1980)
• B.S., Brown University (1976)

Research Focus: Genetic basis of complex traits, gene regulatory networks, and genotype-phenotype modeling across human cardiovascular disease risk and Drosophila systems. Key projects include evolutionary immunity, sperm competition, genomic imprinting, and Y chromosome dynamics.

Scientific Contributions: Authored over 360 peer-reviewed papers and co-wrote the textbook Principles of Population Genetics with Dan Hartl. Pioneered methods for haplotype phase inference, detection of natural selection, and demographic history reconstruction using genome-wide data.

Key Collaborations: Partnerships with Charles Sing and Eric Boerwinkle (human genetics), and interdisciplinary teams across computational biology and evolutionary ecology.

• Notable Awards: Honorary Doctorate from Aarhus University (2018)