Shane Campbell-Staton

Shane is an Evolutionary Biologist at Princeton University and the host of PBS’s primetime science series Human Footprint. He is interested in how human history, culture, technology and politics influence life around the world. He uses physiology, gene expression, genomics and experimentation to identify genes and traits that allow animals to rapidly adapt to new environmental pressures faced in a human-dominated world. He also has a deep passion for sharing science with the public. His own passion for science was kindled through television as a child. Growing up in a small town in South Carolina, he was not exposed to much nature or the outdoors. But watching nature documentaries and TV shows featuring passionate presenters, he developed a love for the natural world.