Andrew Hasley, Ph.D., earned his Ph.D. in genetics from University of Wisconsin-Madison and his B.A. in biology from Albion College (Albion, Mich.). He is currently a FAIR Data Resources Analyst working for Covalent Solutions posted in the FAIR Data Resources unit of the NIH Office of Data Science Strategy.

He works to promote and facilitate sharing and reuse of biomedical, social and behavioral research data through implementation of the FAIR Data principles. He is particularly interested in the role that "FAIRness" can play in making data and their sharing and reuse more equitable and inclusive. Hasley was most recently a post doctoral teaching scholar in the biotechnology program at North Carolina State University, where he taught state of the art biotechnology techniques and their application to authentic biological questions. He worked with graduate and undergraduate students to help them develop not only bench and field skills, but also the analytical, problems solving, communication and collaboration skills required for success in careers that leverage the power and promise of biotechnology. A passion for Universal Design for Learning and diversity, equity and inclusion efforts guide his approach to teaching, mentoring and collaboration.

In a previous position as Assistant Director for the UDL Initiative at BioQUEST, he designed and delivered professional development for biology faculty at 2- and 4-year institutions across the U.S. to help them implement UDL and other inclusive frameworks into their course design in concrete, practical ways while promoting a growth mindset. He continues to contribute to efforts to promote broader participation by people with disabilities and other minoritized groups in STEM.

His biological research interests span multiple disciplines with genetics at their core. These have included studying regulatory evolution of metabolism in bacteria using computational techniques, early zebrafish development using transcriptomics, cell shape's role in embryonic cleavage pattern formation and exploration of somatic cell nuclear transfer and its potential in biodiversity conservation.

Most recently he has worked on the use of environmental DNA to ask ecological questions at the genetic level and how this can be used to expose students and early-career researchers to the application of biotechnology to questions in ecological and environmental science.