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Nicholas A. Christakis is a Sterling Professor of Social and Natural Science at Yale University, affiliated with multiple departments including Sociology, Statistics and Data Science, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Medicine, and the School of Management. He directs the Human Nature Lab and the Yale Institute for Network Science.
- BS - Yale University (1984)
- MD - Harvard Medical School (1989)
- MPH - Harvard School of Public Health (1989)
- PhD - University of Pennsylvania (1995)
His research spans network science, biosocial science, and computational social science, focusing on how social networks influence health behaviors, the genetic determinants of social connections, and AI's role in social systems. Recent work explores microbiome dynamics and social cognition in isolated communities.
His 15 most recent publications (2023-2025) emphasize network motifs, social boosting interventions, microbiome transmission in rural populations, and AI's impact on democracy. These works blend computational methods with public health applications.
- Elected to National Academy of Medicine (2006)
- AAAS Fellow (2010)
- AAAS Member (2017)
- National Academy of Sciences (2024)
Christakis has mentored diverse students across disciplines and developed open-source tools like Breadboard and Trellis for network research. His career includes professorships at University of Chicago (1995) and Harvard University (2001), followed by his current Yale appointment (2013).
