Michael Nachman

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Alma materUniversity of Michigan
Occupation
  • Population geneticist
  • Evolutionary biologist

Michael W. Nachman is an American population geneticist and evolutionary biologist. He is a Professor in the Department of Integrative Biology at the University of California, Berkeley and Director of the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology (MVZ).[1][2] His research examines how evolutionary forces shape genomic variation in natural populations, with a particular emphasis on the genetics of adaptation and speciation in mammals (especially house mice).[3]

Early life and education

Nachman received his Ph.D. in Biology from the University of Michigan. He subsequently held an NSF–NATO postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Oxford and an NIH postdoctoral fellowship at Cornell University.[4]

Career and research

At UC Berkeley, Nachman is Professor of Integrative Biology and Director of the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, where his lab studies the genetic basis of evolutionary change using field studies, genetic crosses, and genome-scale analyses.[5][6] His work has contributed to understanding mutation rates in humans, the genomics of laboratory mouse origins, adaptive pigmentation, recombination and speciation, and adaptive introgression.[7][8][9][10]

Awards and honors

  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (2005).[11][12]
  • Fellow of the California Academy of Sciences (2014).[13]
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.[14]

Selected publications

  • Nachman, Michael W.; Crowell, Susan L. (2000). "Estimate of the Mutation Rate per Nucleotide in Humans". Genetics. 156 (1): 297–304. doi:10.1093/genetics/156.1.297. PMC 1461236. PMID 10978293. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
  • Nachman, Michael W.; Hoekstra, Hopi E.; D’Agostino, Susan L. (2003). "The genetic basis of adaptive melanism in pocket mice". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 100 (9): 5268–5273. Bibcode:2003PNAS..100.5268N. doi:10.1073/pnas.0431157100. PMC 154334. PMID 12704245.
  • Yang, Hyuna; Wang, Jeremy R.; Didion, John P.; Buus, Ryan J.; Bell, Timothy A.; Welsh, Catherine E.; Bonhomme, Francois; Yu, Alex Hon-Tsen; Nachman, Michael W. (2011). "Subspecific origin and haplotype diversity in the laboratory mouse". Nature Genetics. 43 (7): 648–655. doi:10.1038/ng.847. PMC 3125408. PMID 21623374.
  • Song, Ying; Endepols, Stefan; Klemann, Nicole; Richter, Dania; Matuschka, Franz-Rainer; Shih, Ching-Hua; Nachman, Michael W.; Kohn, Michael H. (2011). "Adaptive Introgression of Anticoagulant Rodent Poison Resistance by Hybridization between Old World Mice". Current Biology. 21 (15): 1296–1301. Bibcode:2011CBio...21.1296S. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2011.06.043. PMC 3152605. PMID 21782438.

Students and trainees

Notable trainees (students and postdoctoral researchers) from the Nachman Lab include Hopi E. Hoekstra, Jay F. Storz, Jeff M. Good, Bret A. Payseur, Andrew H. Moeller, Mike J. Sheehan, Megan Phifer-Rixey, Taichi A. Suzuki, Katya L. Mack, Gideon Bradburd, Polly Campbell, and others.[15]

References

  1. ↑ "Michael Nachman". UC Berkeley Integrative Biology. 10 September 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
  2. ↑ "Contact". The Nachman Lab (UC Berkeley). Retrieved 18 October 2025.
  3. ↑ "Research". The Nachman Lab (UC Berkeley). Retrieved 18 October 2025.
  4. ↑ "California Academy of Sciences Welcomes New Fellows, Bestows Annual Awards" (Press release). California Academy of Sciences. 14 October 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
  5. ↑ "Michael Nachman". UC Berkeley Integrative Biology. 10 September 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
  6. ↑ "Michael W. Nachman — Agent Detail". Arctos Museum Database. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
  7. ↑ Nachman, Michael W.; Crowell, Susan L. (2000). "Estimate of the Mutation Rate per Nucleotide in Humans". Genetics. 156 (1): 297–304. doi:10.1093/genetics/156.1.297. PMC 1461236. PMID 10978293. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
  8. ↑ Nachman, Michael W.; Hoekstra, Hopi E.; D’Agostino, Susan L. (2003). "The genetic basis of adaptive melanism in pocket mice". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 100 (9): 5268–5273. Bibcode:2003PNAS..100.5268N. doi:10.1073/pnas.0431157100. PMC 154334. PMID 12704245.
  9. ↑ Yang, Hyuna; Wang, Jeremy R.; Didion, John P.; Buus, Ryan J.; Bell, Timothy A.; Welsh, Catherine E.; Bonhomme, Francois; Yu, Alex Hon-Tsen; Nachman, Michael W.; Pialek, Jaroslav; Tucker, Priscilla; Boursot, Pierre; McMillan, Leonard; Churchill, Gary A.; Pardo-Manuel de Villena, Fernando (2011). "Subspecific origin and haplotype diversity in the laboratory mouse". Nature Genetics. 43 (7): 648–655. doi:10.1038/ng.847. PMC 3125408. PMID 21623374.
  10. ↑ Song, Ying; Endepols, Stefan; Klemann, Nicole; Richter, Dania; Matuschka, Franz-Rainer; Shih, Ching-Hua; Nachman, Michael W.; Kohn, Michael H. (2011). "Adaptive Introgression of Anticoagulant Rodent Poison Resistance by Hybridization between Old World Mice". Current Biology. 21 (15): 1296–1301. Bibcode:2011CBio...21.1296S. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2011.06.043. PMC 3152605. PMID 21782438.
  11. ↑ "California Academy of Sciences Welcomes New Fellows, Bestows Annual Awards" (Press release). California Academy of Sciences. 14 October 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
  12. ↑ "AAAS News & Notes". Science. 310 (5748): 634–639. 28 October 2005. doi:10.1126/science.310.5748.634. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
  13. ↑ "California Academy of Sciences Welcomes New Fellows, Bestows Annual Awards" (Press release). California Academy of Sciences. 14 October 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
  14. ↑ "Michael Nachman – UC Berkeley Research". UC Berkeley. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
  15. ↑ "People". The Nachman Lab (UC Berkeley). Retrieved 18 October 2025.

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