C. Brandon Ogbunu

Assistant Professor, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Yale University

C. Brandon Ogbunu is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Yale University. He is a computational biologist whose research investigates complex systems, epidemiology, population genetics, and evolution. His work utilizes a range of methods, from experimental evolution, to biochemistry, mathematics, and evolutionary computation.

In addition, he runs a parallel research program at the intersection of science, society, and culture. In this capacity, he writes, gives public lectures, and creates media of various kinds. He is currently an Ideas contributor at Wired, and has written for a range of publications including Scientific American, Undark, and the Boston Review all on topics at the intersection of science and society.

He has 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.