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2024
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2024

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Genetics in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2013 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2006 - Frink Medal, Zoological Society of London
  • 2000 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
  • 1996 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1991 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Brian Charlesworth is affiliated with the University of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom. Their extensive research is primarily situated within the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a strong specialization in Genetics. Their work spans several subfields including Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, as well as Sociology and Political Science.

The scientist has contributed significantly to topics related to Evolution and Genetic Dynamics, Genetic diversity and population structure, and Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals. Additional areas of focus include Chromosomal and Genetic Variations, Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities, and Animal Behavior and Reproduction.

Brian Charlesworth has published reports in a variety of scientific venues, with multiple papers appearing in Biology-focused and genetics journals. Their frequent publication venues include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Genetics
  • Evolution
  • Current Biology
  • Molecular Biology and Evolution

Among the recent papers authored or co-authored by Brian Charlesworth are:

  • "Toward an Evolutionarily Appropriate Null Model: Jointly Inferring Demography and Purifying Selection," 2020, Genetics
  • "Effects of Selection at Linked Sites on Patterns of Genetic Variability," 2021, Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics
  • "Recommendations for improving statistical inference in population genomics," 2022, PLoS Biology
  • "The Impact of Purifying and Background Selection on the Inference of Population History: Problems and Prospects," 2021, Molecular Biology and Evolution
  • "How chromosomal inversions reorient the evolutionary process," 2023, Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Collaborations have been a notable component of their research career. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Parul Johri
  • Jeffrey D. Jensen
  • Laurent Excoffier
  • Michael Lynch
  • Hannes Becher

Their scholarly achievements have been recognized through various honors and memberships. These include being a Member of the National Academy of Sciences, receiving the Frink Medal from the Zoological Society of London, Fellowships at the Royal Society of Edinburgh, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the Royal Society in the United Kingdom. Additionally, they are a member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).

Best Publications

  • INBREEDING DEPRESSION AND ITS EVOLUTIONARY CONSEQUENCES

    D Charlesworth;B. R. Charlesworth

  • Rates of Spontaneous Mutation

    John W. Drake;Brian Charlesworth;Deborah Charlesworth;James F. Crow

  • Evolution in age-structured populations

    Brian Charlesworth

  • The effect of deleterious mutations on neutral molecular variation.

    B. Charlesworth;M. T. Morgan;D. Charlesworth

  • The evolutionary dynamics of repetitive DNA in eukaryotes

    Brian Charlesworth;Paul Sniegowski;Wolfgang Stephan

  • Effective population size and patterns of molecular evolution and variation

    Brian Charlesworth

  • A Model for the Evolution of Dioecy and Gynodioecy

    Brian Charlesworth;Deborah Charlesworth

  • The degeneration of Y chromosomes

    Brian Charlesworth;Deborah Charlesworth

  • Evolution in Age-Structured Populations.

    Tom J. de Jong;B. Charlesworth

  • The Relative Rates of Evolution of Sex Chromosomes and Autosomes

    B. Charlesworth;J. A. Coyne;N. H. Barton

  • The evolution of sex chromosomes.

    Brian Charlesworth

  • The genetic basis of inbreeding depression

    Brian Charlesworth;Deborah Charlesworth

  • Why Sex and Recombination

    N. H. Barton;B. Charlesworth

  • Steps in the evolution of heteromorphic sex chromosomes

    D. Charlesworth;B. Charlesworth;Gabriel Marais;Gabriel Marais

  • Biological and biomedical implications of the co-evolution of pathogens and their hosts

    Mark E. J. Woolhouse;Joanne P. Webster;Esteban Domingo;Brian Charlesworth

  • A Test of Evolutionary Theories of Senescence

    Michael Rose;Brian Charlesworth

  • A NEO-DARWINIAN COMMENTARY ON MACROEVOLUTION.

    Brian Charlesworth;Russell Lande;Montgomery Slatkin

  • The evolution of chromosomal sex determination and dosage compensation

    Brian Charlesworth

  • The effects of local selection, balanced polymorphism and background selection on equilibrium patterns of genetic diversity in subdivided populations.

    Brian Charlesworth;Magnus Nordborg;Deborah Charlesworth

  • Evolution in Age-Structured Populations

    Neil Gilbert;Brian Charlesworth

  • Evolution in Age-Structured Populations.

    Edward Pollak;Brian Charlesworth

Frequent Co-Authors

Deborah Charlesworth
Deborah Charlesworth University of Edinburgh
Peter D. Keightley
Peter D. Keightley University of Edinburgh
Martin Morgan
Martin Morgan Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Jerry A. Coyne
Jerry A. Coyne University of Chicago
Gabriel A. B. Marais
Gabriel A. B. Marais University of Porto
Nicholas H. Barton
Nicholas H. Barton Institute of Science and Technology Austria
David Houle
David Houle Florida State University
Charles H. Langley
Charles H. Langley University of California, Davis
Jeffrey D. Jensen
Jeffrey D. Jensen Arizona State University
Chris Haley
Chris Haley University of Edinburgh

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