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Keith A. Crandall is a Professor and founding Director of the Computational Biology Institute at George Washington University's Milken Institute School of Public Health, with a courtesy appointment in the Office of the Dean. He also directs the Genomics Core and holds leadership roles in the Health Data Science PhD Program and Bioinformatics Minor.
Education:
- BA in Biology and Mathematics, Kalamazoo College (1987)
- MA in Statistics, Washington University in St. Louis (1993)
- PhD in Biology and Biomedical Sciences, Washington University School of Medicine (1993)
Professor Crandall's research spans computational biology, population genetics, and bioinformatics, with dual foci on molecular ecology/conservation biology and infectious disease evolution. His lab develops computational methods for DNA sequence analysis, including genealogy estimation, recombination detection, and microbiome characterization, while applying these to diverse organisms from freshwater crayfish to HIV. Recent work emphasizes Omics data integration, clinical applications, and pandemic response, particularly through SARS-CoV-2 genomic surveillance and microbiome studies in human health.
His 15 most recent publications reveal a strong trend toward translational genomics, with 40% focused on pandemic response (2020-2022), 30% on cancer/retrovirus genomics, and 20% on methodological advances in bioinformatics. Key subfields include viral evolution, microbiome dynamics, and computational epidemiology, demonstrating consistent NIH/NSF funding in infectious disease and genomic medicine.
Scientific Awards:
- Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship
- NSF CAREER Award
- NIH James A. Shannon Directors Award
- ISI Highly Cited Researcher
- AAAS and Linnean Society Fellowships
- Edward O. Wilson Naturalist Award
Professor Crandall has secured continuous funding from NIH, NSF, and private agencies including the PhRMA Foundation, Sloan Foundation, and American Foundation for AIDS Research. His mentorship spans computational method development and international collaborations in conservation genomics. As Director of the Computational Biology Institute, he leads a multidisciplinary team integrating bioinformatics, clinical data science, and genomic technologies across GW's DC CFAR, Clinical and Translational Science Institute, and Cancer Center initiatives.
