Keolu Fox

Keolu Fox is an American scientist and human geneticist at the University of California, San Diego. He is an assistant professor in the anthropology department at the University of California, San Diego and an Affiliate Investigator in the Human Genomics Division at the J Craig Venter Institute. Fox's research is focused on developing and applying new technologies in genomics. Fox is recognized as a global leader in Indigenous data sovereignty and the implementation of benefit sharing in biomedical research.

Fox has been an advocate for the community-based participatory research or CBPR model as a strategy for increasing collaboration between the field of genetics and Indigenous communities. He has also examined the potential use of data trusts, federated machine intelligence, and blockchain technologies for Indigenous data sovereignty. Fox is the first Native Hawaiian to receive a PhD in genome sciences. Provided by Wikipedia