Biography - Dr. Wesley Warren

Dr. Wesley Warren, PhD, Bond Life Sciences Center, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO

Dr. Warren received his BS degree in Animal Sciences from Oklahoma State University in 1984, his MS degree in Reproductive Physiology from Clemson University in 1987, and a PhD from the University of Missouri in Molecular Endocrinology in 1990. He completed a post-doctoral fellowship at G.D. Searle Pharmaceutical before joining the Monsanto Company in 1991 where, from 1992 to 1999, he held several leadership roles including group manager of genome initiatives. Dr. Warren joined the McDonnell Genome Institute in 2001 where he held various appointments as Assistant Director, Associate Professor of Genetics, and a secondary appointment in Molecular Microbiology, both in the Washington University School of Medicine and affiliate scientist position at the St. Louis Zoo. Dr. Warren is currently a Professor of Genomics at the Bond Life Sciences Center and he is an internationally recognized expert in animal comparative genomics.