Dr. Cynthia Beall
CONTACT INFORMATION / CURRICULUM VITAE / RESEARCH
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Dr. Cynthia Beall
DISTINGUISHED UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR
Dr. Beall is a physical anthropologist whose research focuses on human adaptation to high-altitude hypoxia, particularly the different patterns of adaptation exhibited by Andean, Tibetan and East African highlanders. Her current research deals with the genetics of adaptive traits and evidence for natural selection, with the role of nitric oxide in oxygen delivery at high altitude and with the human ecology of high-altitude Tibetan nomads. Professor Beall is a member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences and the American Philosophical Society.
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MEDIA REPORTS ON PROFESSOR BEALL'S RESEARCH:
- Understanding evolution resource library article "Evolving Altitutde Aptitude" is available at http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/news/101001_altitude
- BBC Horizon documentary "Are we still evolving?" featuring Dr. Beall's work
- ScienceLives interview "Science Diplomacy in High-Altitude Tibetan Biology"
- National Academy of Sciences interview on Dr. Beall
- John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship http://www.gf.org/fellows/16962-cynthia-m-beall
- art/sci magazine article "The Highest Honor"
RESOURCES FOR INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE
CONTACT INFORMATION |
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| OFFICE LOCATION: | Mather Memorial Building | ![]() |
| MAILING ADDRESS: | 11220 Bellflower Road | |
| Cleveland, Ohio 44106-7125 | ||
| Room 217 | ||
| TELEPHONE: | 216.368.2277 | |
| E-MAIL ADDRESS: | cynthia.beall@case.edu | |

