Professor Emeritus | University of Chicago | United States
Prof. Dr. James A. Shapiro is a distinguished researcher at the University of Chicago specializing in biology, evolution, and genetics, with a particular focus on bacterial populations, genome dynamics, and natural genetic engineering. His pioneering work on the conceptualization of bacteria as multicellular organisms, adaptive mutation, and the Read–Write genome has significantly influenced evolutionary biology and microbiology. Shapiro has authored numerous high-impact publications, accumulating 6,415 citations, with an h-index of 20 and i10-index of 20, reflecting both the breadth and influence of his research. He has collaborated with leading scientists internationally and contributed to foundational understanding of genome organization, repetitive DNA, and bacterial colony development. His research continues to shape contemporary perspectives on evolution, cognition in living cells, and genome system architecture.
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