Dannie Durand

Dannie Durand is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at Carnegie Mellon University. Her research focuses on computational molecular biology and computational genomics, particularly the evolution of genomic organization and function. She investigates how gene duplication contributes to the acquisition of new gene functions and the evolution of vertebrate genomes. Durand's work explores the role of gene duplication in the development of complex traits such as skeletal structures and the central nervous system. Her research integrates computational approaches to analyze molecular sequence data and understand evolutionary processes.