Summary
Brian Knaus is a genome scientist and evolutionary biologist who combines data science and R-driven analytics to tackle genome-scale questions across kingdoms. Based in Corvallis, Oregon, he serves as Faculty Research Associate and Research Associate at Oregon State University, where he has led interdisciplinary research since 2019. With a career spanning USDA-ARS, the US Forest Service, and OSU, he brings a rare blend of computational biology, plant pathology, and genomics to complex biological systems. He earned a PhD in Botany and Plant Pathology from Oregon State University and a BS in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from the University of Arizona, grounding his work in evolutionary biology and genomics. His profile reflects a hands-on scientist who translates large-scale genomic data into biological insight and practical understanding of plant and forest health.
12 years of coding experience
The University of Arizona
Ph. D., Botany and Plant Pathology, Ph. D., Botany and Plant Pathology at Oregon State University