#  Daniel L. Hartl 

Higgins Professor of Biology

Not Accepting Graduate Students for 2026-2027

 

 

 



   ![Dan Hartl with gray hair and a beard wearing glasses and a blue shirt](/sites/g/files/omnuum6811/files/styles/hwp_4_5__480x600/public/oeb/files/dan_hartl_crop.jpeg?itok=99ImC92s) 

 



 

 location\_on Biological Laboratories16 Divinity AvenueCambridge, MA 02138 

 smartphone [617-496-3357](tel:617-496-3357) 

 email <dhartl@oeb.harvard.edu> 

 laptop\_windows [Hartl Group](http://hartlgroup.oeb.harvard.edu/) 

 

 



 

Faculty Support: [Bridget Power](/people/bridget-power)

My laboratory focuses on the interface between evolutionary biology and genomics. The main goal is to understand the processes by which organisms evolve, integrated systems change through time, and new species come into being. The research often takes advantage of model organisms (especially fruit flies, nematodes, yeast, and bacteria) or organisms of interest in public health (such as the malaria parasite). We make use of state of the art molecular, statistical, and computational methods.



 

 

 





 

 

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