Jack Shaw (he/him)

Postdoctoral Associate, University of Colorado Boulder (2024–Present)
Omidyar Postdoctoral Fellow, Santa Fe Institute (2022–2023)
Ph.D. Yale University (2022) • A.B. Lafayette College (2017)

My research investigates the fundamental principles governing biological complexity and resilience through an integrative approach spanning experimental biology, computational modeling, and deep-time analysis. I specialize in understanding how simple biological units evolve into complex, integrated systems—from cells forming multicellular organisms to species creating resilient ecological networks. My current work uses sponges and bryozoans as model systems for studying the evolution of cellular specialization.

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2725-2334

White Sands, New Mexico.