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Biography
Peter D. Keightley FRS is Professor of Evolutionary Genetics at the Institute of Evolutionary Biology in School of Biological Sciences at the University of Edinburgh.
Education
Keightley was educated at the University of Edinburgh where he was awarded a PhD in 1989 for research on genetic variation.
Research
Keightley leads a laboratory which works on evolutionary genetics and the evolutionary impact of new mutations on molecular genetic and quantitative trait variation and fitness. His research investitages genetic variation and adaptation through the analysis of nucleotide variation within natural populations and between different species.
Keightley's research has been funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC).
Awards and honours
Keightley was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 2014. His nomination reads:
Personal life
Keightley's uncle (Mike Keightley) was involved in the investigation of the Boston Strangler.