Keith A. Crandall

Smithsonian Institution

Full Professor(heuristic)

Crustacean biology and ecology · Ecology

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h-index90
i10-index345
Publications679
Citations75,082

Grants

17 total · 0 active

NSF #1601631

DISSERTATION RESEARCH: Phylogenetic analysis of vision loss and gene expression in cave and surface adapted crayfish

Amount
<$100K
Period
2016-06-01 → 2018-05-31
PIs
2

Awarded at George Washington University

NSF #1301820

Collaborative research: Automated and community-driven synthesis of the tree of life

Amount
$300K–$400K
Period
2012-08-01 → 2016-05-31
PIs
1

Awarded at George Washington University

NSF #1334101

I-Corps: Next-Gen Diagnostics

Amount
<$100K
Period
2013-04-15 → 2014-09-30
PIs
1

Awarded at George Washington University

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All Grants

17 total · 0 active

NSF #1601631

DISSERTATION RESEARCH: Phylogenetic analysis of vision loss and gene expression in cave and surface adapted crayfish

Amount
<$100K
Period
2016-06-01 → 2018-05-31
PIs
2

Awarded at George Washington University

NSF #1301820

Collaborative research: Automated and community-driven synthesis of the tree of life

Amount
$300K–$400K
Period
2012-08-01 → 2016-05-31
PIs
1

Awarded at George Washington University

NSF #1334101

I-Corps: Next-Gen Diagnostics

Amount
<$100K
Period
2013-04-15 → 2014-09-30
PIs
1

Awarded at George Washington University

NSF #1045243

EAGER-Collaborative Research: Developing Genomic Tools for Integrative Biology Research

Amount
$100K–$200K
Period
2010-09-01 → 2013-08-31
PIs
2

Awarded at Brigham Young University

NSF #1208728

Collaborative research: Automated and community-driven synthesis of the tree of life

Amount
$300K–$400K
Period
2012-06-01 → 2013-01-31
PIs
1

Awarded at Brigham Young University

NIH #R56AI050217

Molecular Epidemiology of N. gonorrhoeae

Amount
$400K–$500K
Period
2001-07-01 → 2012-08-31
PIs
2

Awarded at JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY

NSF #0531762

Collaborative Research: AToL: Morphological and Molecular Phylogeny of the Decapod Crustaceans

Amount
—
Period
2005-09-15 → 2011-02-28
PIs
2

Awarded at Brigham Young University

NSF #0508580

DISSERTATION RESEARCH: Evolutionary History and Contemporary Gene Flow of Cave Crayfishes

Amount
<$100K
Period
2005-06-15 → 2007-05-31
PIs
1

Awarded at Brigham Young University

NSF #0236135

Systematics and Evolution of Barnacles

Amount
$300K–$400K
Period
2003-03-01 → 2006-08-31
PIs
3

Awarded at Brigham Young University

NIH #R01GM066276

Phylogenetics and recombination

Amount
$100K–$200K
Period
2002-07-01 → 2006-06-30
PIs
1

Awarded at BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY

NSF #0075600

Phylogenetics and Biogeography of Aeglidae

Amount
$100K–$200K
Period
2000-09-15 → 2004-08-31
PIs
1

Awarded at Brigham Young University

NSF #0206537

DISSERTATION RESEARCH: Opsin Evolution in Mysid Shrimp: A Model for Spectral Tuning

Amount
<$100K
Period
2002-06-01 → 2004-05-31
PIs
1

Awarded at Brigham Young University

NSF #9702338

Molecular Systematics and the Evolution of Habitat Specificity

Amount
$400K–$500K
Period
1997-09-01 → 2002-08-31
PIs
1

Awarded at Brigham Young University

NSF #0073154

Dissertation Research: The Detection of Recombination from DNA Sequences and its Impact in Phylogeny Reconstruction

Amount
<$100K
Period
2000-05-15 → 2002-04-30
PIs
1

Awarded at Brigham Young University

NSF #0073155

Dissertation Research: Intraspecific Phylogenetics of a Crayfish: Testing a Nested Analysis of Population Structure in a one Dimensional Habitat.

Amount
<$100K
Period
2000-05-15 → 2002-04-30
PIs
1

Awarded at Brigham Young University

NIH #R55GM054702

PHYLOGENY RECONSTRUCTION WITH RECOMBINATION

Amount
$100K–$200K
Period
1997-09-30 → 1999-09-29
PIs
1

Awarded at BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY

NSF #9303258

PRF/J: Loss of Functional Constraints: Implications for Molecular Evolution and Phylogenetics

Amount
—
Period
1993-08-01 → 1996-01-31
PIs
1

Awarded at MO Fellowships

Recent Public Signals

  1. New preprint: Mobile DNA Activity in Parkinson’s Disease: A Locus-Specific View of Endogenous Retroviruses2026-07-03
  2. New paper: seqLens: Optimizing Language Models for Genomic Predictions (Molecular Biology and Evolution)2026-06-23

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