Eske Willerslev
Eske Willerslev | |
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Eske Willerslev in the laboratory | |
| Born | 5 June 1971 |
| Nationality | Danish |
| Alma mater | University of Copenhagen (MSc, DSc) |
| Awards | Haldane Lecture (2017) EliteForsk Prize (2011) Order of the Dannebrog (2017) |
| Scientific career | |
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| Institutions | University of Copenhagen University of Cambridge University of Oxford University of California, Berkeley |
| Thesis | Recovery and analysis of ancient DNA from ice, sediments, and fossil remains (2004) |
| Website | www |
Eske Willerslev (born 5 June 1971) is a Danish evolutionary geneticist notable for his pioneering work in molecular anthropology, palaeontology, and ecology. He currently holds the Prince Philip Professorship in Ecology and Evolution at University of Cambridge, UK and the Lundbeck Foundation Professorship in Evolution at Copenhagen University, Denmark. He is director of the Centre of Excellence in GeoGenetics, a research associate at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, and a professorial fellow at St John's College, Cambridge. Willerslev is a foreign associate of the National Academy of Sciences (US) and holds the Order of the Dannebrog issued by her Majesty Queen Margrethe II of Denmark in 2017.