C. Brandon Ogbunu
| C. Brandon Ogbunu | |
|---|---|
| Born | C. Brandon Ogbunugafor |
| 🎓 Alma mater | Howard University, BS, 2002 Yale University, PhD, 2010 |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| 🏅 Awards | NIH Undergraduate Scholarship Program[1], Fulbright Scholarship[1], Cell Mentor Rising Star Inspiring Black Scientist in America[2] |
C. Brandon Ogbunu is an American writer, scientific communicator, and a regular contributor to WIRED[3]. He is also a geneticist and Assistant Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Yale University[1][4], and a visiting professor at Brown University.[5]
Education[edit]
Ogbunu received his Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry 2002 from Howard University. He studied in Kenya on a Fulbright scholarship[6]. He then attended Yale University, where he received his Master of Science degree in 2007 and his doctorate degree in 2010, both in microbiology working in the laboratory of Paul E. Turner.[7]
Career[edit]
Science Communication[edit]
Ogbunu is best known for his work a science communicator, connecting biological science and the current concerns of society for the public and for other members of the press. For example, he served as a credentialed source for major points in a 2020 New York Times article on COVID-19 misinformation.[8] Similarly, in April 2020 he was featured on the Glenn Show, explaining what we know about COVID-19[9]. In March 2021, Ogbunu served on a "Race & Genetics" panel by the Brown University Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in America, where he cautioned against attempts to use human genetics to explain history.[10] In May 2021
Ogbunu is also himself a writer; he is a contributing columnist for outlets such as WIRED magazine.[3] He also serves on the advisory board of The Story Collider, a nonprofit organization that bring stories about science to the public.[11]
Primary Research[edit]
In his capacity as a scientist, Ogbunu's research combines systems computational and experimental techniques to study infectious diseases.[12]
Ogbunu is currently interested in how social structures interact with the spread of diseases, with reference to the COVID-19 pandemic.[12] Recently, Ogbunu has done modeling work, covered by Medscape, on how the transmissibility and virulence of SARS-CoV-2 might evolve over time.[13]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Undergraduate research at NCI sparks curiosity and new connections". Center for Cancer Research. 2020-09-10. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
- ↑ Shelton, Jim (7 January 2021). "Yale researchers named to list of inspiring Black scientists". YaleNews. Yale University. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "C. Brandon Ogbunu | WIRED". www.wired.com. Condé Nast. Retrieved 2020-09-12.
- ↑ "C. Brandon Ogbunu | Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology". eeb.yale.edu. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
- ↑ "Ogbunu, C. Brandon". vivo.brown.edu. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
- ↑ "Fulbright Student Program". us.fulbrightonline.org. Retrieved 2020-12-04.
- ↑ "New Faculty Profile: C. Brandon Ogbunu". www.evolutionsociety.org. Society for the Study of Evolution. Retrieved 2020-08-19. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Wu, Katherine J. (2020-10-13). "Another 'Unfounded' Study on Origins of Virus Spreads Online". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
- ↑ "The Glenn Show: The Science of the Virus | Brandon Ogbunu". YouTube. Retrieved September 1, 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Mullett, Liza (24 March 2021). "'Race & Genetics' panel unpacks racism, misconceptions in field". Brown Daily Herald. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ↑ "C. Brandon Ogbunu". The Story Collider. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Take Note: Brandon Ogbunu on Coronavirus Transmission and Societal Impact". WPSU. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ↑ Mock, Jillian (2 August 2021). "COVID Brings Evolutionary Virologists Out of Shadows, Into the Fight". Medscape. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
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