CYNTHIA M. BEALL, PhD
S. Idell Pyle Professor of Anthropology, Professor of Anatomy and Global Health
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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PublicationsSee a list of recent publications in Dr. Beall's abbreviated Curriculum Vitae
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