Principal Investigator

Mark Batzer

Mark A. Batzer

LSU Boyd Professor and

Dr. Mary Lou Applewhite Distinguished Professor

Education
Ph.D. 1988 Zoology/Genetics, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
M.S. 1985 Zoology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
B.S. 1983 Zoology and Microbiology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

Highlights
Journal Covers by the Batzer Lab.
Discover Magazine, 100 Top Science Stories of 2008

Research Interests

  • Primate Comparative Genomics
  • Mobile Element Biology
  • Computational Biology
  • Human Genome Organization
  • Human Population Genetics

Contact
Email: Mark Batzer
Office Phone: (225) 578–7102

Professional Positions

2008-Present LSU Boyd Professor and Dr. Mary Lou Applewhite Distinguished Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
2005—2008 Andrew C. Pereboom Alumni Departmental Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
2004—2005 George C. Kent Professor of Life Sciences, Department of Biological Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
2001—2004 Professor (with tenure), Department of Biological Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
1995—2001 Assistant and Associate Professor (with tenure) Departments of Pathology (primary), Biometry & Genetics, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Stanley S. Scott Cancer Center, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA
1993—1995 Biomedical Scientist (Assistant Professor equivalent), Human Genome Center, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA
1992—1993 Postdoc Physical Mapping, Human Genome Center, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA
1988—1992 Postdoc Molecular Genetics, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA