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Colossal Co-Founder and CEO Ben Lamm (left) with Colossal Chief Biology Officer, Andrew Pask Ph.D. [Photo: Colossal]
Colossal Biosciences Names Australian De‑Extinction Scientist as Its Chief Biology Officer
by Lance Murray | Aug 20, 2025
Andrew Pask is known for his expertise in de-extinction science, developmental genetics, and conservation technologies. He leads the Thylacine Integrated Genomic Restoration Research Lab (TIGGR) at the University of Melbourne in Australia.
by Lance Murray |
Dec 17, 2024
“Helping to stop the spread of chytrid is a necessity to ensure healthy ecosystems globally,” said Colossal Foundation Director Matt James. “This isn’t optional. We have to give frogs a fighting chance and ensure they remain a vital part of our planet’s biodiversity for generations to come."
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by Lance Murray |
Apr 17, 2024
Colossal Biosciences’ academic investments include partnerships with Stockholm University, the University of Potsdam, the University of California Santa Cruz, the University of Alaska, McMaster University, University of Copenhagen, and Rowan University, among others.
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by Lance Murray |
Nov 9, 2023
Save the Elephants will deploy a small fleet of drones equipped with high resolution and infrared cameras to capture elephant behavioral data, which will then be processed by Colossal’s machine learning core to develop algorithms that will label elephants and automatically identify individual and collective social behavior.
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The Tasmanian tiger went extinct due to human hunting nearly 100 years ago. Now Dallas-based Colossal Biosciences aims to bring it back with the help of "marsupial biobanking." [Image: Colossal Biosciences]
Dallas-Based Colossal Is ‘De-Extincting’ the Tasmanian Tiger
by David Seeley | Aug 16, 2022
Colossal is already working to "de-extinct" the woolly mammoth via a mammoth-elephant hybrid project. Now the Tasmanian tiger—which went extinct nearly 100 years ago due to human hunting—is the second species Colossal is seeking to bring back.
"We’re thrilled to be collaborating with Andrew Pask and the University of Melbourne to restore this amazing animal to Earth," said Ben Lamm, Colossal's co-founder and CEO.
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