The Genome Time Machine

with Chase Doran Brownstein,
PhD Candidate, Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology 

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From reconstructing the migration of tyrannosaurs across continents to investigating the origins of fusion between male and female anglerfishes, Chase Brownstein will discuss how evolutionary trees help us understand the timescale and trajectory of the history of life on Earth. Using insights from both DNA and fossils, we'll see how recent scientific research at the Yale Peabody Museum has been informed by evolutionary trees and how this tool might come in handy for conserving biodiversity in crisis.

Chase Brownstein is an evolutionary biologist currently pursuing his doctorate at Yale University in the Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology. Chase began publishing his research in academic journals while still in high school, and in 2025 he was awarded Yale’s George Gaylord Simpson Prize for best student paper on evolution and the fossil record. 

Photo: Chase Doran Brownstein
courtesy C Brownstein