Nathaniel Pearson

Nathaniel Pearson is Principal Genome Scientist at Ingenuity Systems,

where he and his colleagues build and apply tools that smartly interpret

human genomes, in order to help researchers understand disease, drug

response, and other phenotypes. Through computer, lab, and fieldwork with

fellow scientists -- and with genome-curious layfolk such as historian

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and rocker Ozzy Osbourne -- he has sought to cast

light on how human genetic variation reflects key aspects of our health

and history. He tweets @GenomeNathan, and blogs at Genomena.com.