Robert Desharnais
Robert Desharnais
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| Born | Robert Anthony Desharnais March 29, 1955 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Massachusetts, Boston University of Rhode Island |
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| Fields | Evolutionary biology |
| Institutions | California State University, Los Angeles |
Robert Desharnais (born March 29, 1955) is an American evolutionary biologist. His research area is population biology, applying mathematical modeling to ecology.
Early life and education
Desharnais was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in biology from the University of Massachusetts, Boston in 1976. At the University of Rhode Island, in 1979, he earned a Master of Science degree in zoology, and in 1982 he received a Doctor of Philosophy degree in zoology. His doctoral adviser was the population geneticist Robert F. Constantino.
Career
After finishing his graduate studies, from 1982 to 1983 Desharnais was a Killam Postdoctoral Fellow at Dalhousie University. From 1985 to 1987, he was a research associate and an assistant professor at Rockefeller University. At Rockefeller University, he was an assistant professor from 1987 to 1988. In 1988, he moved to Los Angeles, California and started his career at California State University, Los Angeles.