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David Hillis

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Evolutionary Biologist (1958-)

United StatesScientistsBorn 1958 · age 67
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David Mark Hillis is an American evolutionary biologist, and the Alfred W. Roark Centennial Professor of Biology at the University of Texas at Austin. He is best known for his studies of molecular evolution, phylogeny, and vertebrate systematics.

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1987Presidential Young Investigator Award
MacArthur Fellows Program
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

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Patricia A. ThielAlso won Presidential Young Investigator AwardAres J. RosakisAlso won Presidential Young Investigator AwardMladen BestvinaAlso won Presidential Young Investigator Award

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Emma J. Cole37.2John Charles Walker37.2Richard Barry Bernstein37.2

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David Mark Hillis is an American evolutionary biologist, and the Alfred W. Roark Centennial Professor of Biology at the University of Texas at Austin. He is best known for his studies of molecular evolution, phylogeny, and vertebrate systematics. He created the popular Hillis Plot depiction of the evolutionary tree of life.

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United States
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Scientists
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Scientist
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living
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Born 1958 · age 67
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