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Neil Shubin
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Shubin after speaking at the University of Tulsa, with a skull cast of Tiktaalik
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| Born | December 22, 1960 |
| Alma mater | Columbia University (A.B.) Harvard University (Ph.D.) |
| Known for | Discovery of Tiktaalik roseae |
| Awards | Miller Research Fellowship Guggenheim Fellowship National Academy of Sciences National Academy of Sciences 2015 Communication Award with Michael Rosenfeld and David Dugan in Film/Radio/TV for "Your Inner Fish" |
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| Fields | Evolutionary biology |
| Institutions | University of Chicago Field Museum of Natural History |
| Thesis | The morphogenesis and origin of the skeletal pattern of the tetrapod limb (1987) |
Neil Shubin (born December 22, 1960) is a famous American scientist. He is a paleontologist, which means he studies ancient life through fossils. He is also an evolutionary biologist, studying how living things change over time. Dr. Shubin works at the University of Chicago and the Field Museum of Natural History. He is best known for helping discover a very important fossil called Tiktaalik roseae.
About Neil Shubin
Neil Shubin grew up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He went to Columbia University and then Harvard University. There he earned his Ph.D. in biology. He also studied at the University of California, Berkeley.
In 2011, Dr. Shubin was chosen to be part of the National Academy of Sciences. This is a very important group of scientists in the United States.
He became well-known in April 2006 when the Tiktaalik fossil was first shown to the public. He even appeared on TV shows like The Colbert Report.
In 2015, Neil Shubin won a special award. It was for his work on a TV show called Your Inner Fish. This show helped explain science to many people. It was produced by Windfall Films and Tangled Bank Studios. The show's goal was to make science easier to understand for everyone.
In 2017, he was elected to the American Philosophical Society. This is another old and respected group of thinkers. He also helped lead the Marine Biological Laboratory for a short time.
In 2025, Dr. Shubin was nominated to become the next president of the National Academy of Sciences. He is set to take over this role in 2026.
Dr. Shubin has helped name many new ancient animals. These include fish, amphibians, and other creatures.
Awards and Honors
In 2019, Neil Shubin received the Roy Chapman Andrews Society Distinguished Explorer Award. He earned this award for his amazing discoveries. His work helps us understand how different parts of the human body came to be. It also shows how all life on Earth is connected.
See also
In Spanish: Neil Shubin para niños
