Dr. Tiffany Oliver holds the distinction of Carnegie and Rockefeller Distinguished Research Scholar and serves as an Associate Professor and Chair of the Biology Department at Spelman College. She has a Ph.D. in Genetics and Molecular Biology from Emory University (Atlanta, GA) and has broad expertise in application of data science and computational approaches to the understanding of genetic phenomena. With millions of dollars in scientific research and programmatic funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Department of Defense (DoD), and the National Institutes of Health (NIH), she currently serves as a 2023-2024 Jefferson Science Fellow in the Office of Global Food Security, a prestigious honor bestowed by the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM).
Dr. Oliver brings with her extensive experience providing scientific expertise to the US government. Her understanding of genetic epidemiology enabled her to contribute to the research efforts of the US Navy’s Biological Defense Research Directorate during the Ebola outbreak, and since she has engaged in research with both the US Navy the United States Airforce. Her work in the Office of Global Food Security at the US State Department has been instrumental in the advancement of the objectives of the Vision for the Advancement of Crops and Soils (VACS) initiative.
