Brian D. Farrell
American entomologist
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Brian Dorsey Farrell is a professor of biology and curator in entomology at Harvard University's Museum of Comparative Zoology. As of 2014[update], Farrell is also Director of the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies at Harvard University.
MS., PhD, University of Maryland
Brian D. Farrell | |
|---|---|
| Born | Vermont |
| Spouse | Irina Ferreras |
| Children | 2 |
| Academic background | |
| Education | BA., University of Vermont MS., PhD, University of Maryland |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | University of Colorado Boulder Harvard University |
| Main interests | Interaction between insects and plants, specifically the interplay of adaptation and historical contingency in ecological and taxonomic diversification. |
Early life and education
Farrell was one of eight children born to a United States born mother and Lebanese-descendent father.[1] He earned his BA in zoology and botany from the University of Vermont and his M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Maryland.[2]
Career
Farrell accepted a position at the University of Colorado Boulder, where he had his first child. In 1995, he returned to the East Coast to accept a position at Harvard University as a Professor in the Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology.[1] In 2014, Farrell was named Director of the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies at Harvard University. He also received a grant to study insect fossils in the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard.[3] In 2018, he was named Faculty Dean of Leverett House.[2]
Personal life
Farrell and his wife Irina Ferreras have two children, who also enrolled in Harvard.[4]