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C. Brandon Ogbunu is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Yale University, and an External Professor at the Santa Fe Institute. He is a computational biologist whose research investigates complex problems in epidemiology, genetics, evolution, and society. His work utilizes a range of methods, from experimental evolution, to biochemistry, applied mathematics, and biophysics, all towards a refined understanding of complex biological and social systems.

In addition, he runs a parallel research program at the intersection of science, society, and culture.

He is currently an ideas columnist at WIRED and writes a column at Undark entitled “Selective Pressure.” He has written for a range of publications including Scientific American, The Undefeated, The Atlantic, the Boston Review and several other

He was a contributing editor at RadioLab, and also performed for Story Collider, and was recently featured in a June, 2020 episode of WNYC’s Radiolab . He was also featured in the Emmy Award winning PBS web series Finding Your Roots: The Seedlings.