Director of Infectious Disease Genomics, Scripps Research Translational Institute; Professor, Scripps Research

Kristian Andersen is a professor in the Department of Translational Medicine at Scripps Research, with a joint appointment at the Scripps Research Translational Institute. Over the past decade, his research has focused on the complex relationship between host and pathogen. Using a combination of next-generation sequencing, field work, experimentation and computational biology, he has spearheaded large international collaborations investigating the emergence, spread and evolution of deadly pathogens, including SARS-CoV-2, Zika virus, Ebola virus, West Nile virus and Lassa virus. His work is highly cross-disciplinary and exceptionally collaborative.

Andersen earned his doctoral degree from the University of Cambridge and performed postdoctoral work in Pardis Sabeti’s group at Harvard University and the Broad Institute.