page_title: Lauren Sallan
hierarchical_section_title: Lauren Sallan
caption_attribution_description: English: Lauren Sallan at the University of Pennsylvania commencement ceremony in 2018. Sallan is a professor, a paleontologist and a TED Senior Fellow.
context_page_description: Lauren Cole Sallan is the Martin Meyerson Assistant Professor in Interdisciplinary Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. She is a paleobiologist who uses big data analytics to understand macroevolution. She is a 2019 Senior TED fellow.
context_section_description: Lauren Cole Sallan is the Martin Meyerson Assistant Professor in Interdisciplinary Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. She is a paleobiologist who uses big data analytics to understand macroevolution. She is a 2019 Senior TED fellow.
caption: Sallan in 2018
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