Richard Lenski
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Richard Eimer Lenski (born August 13, 1956) is an American evolutionary biologist,[3] a Hannah Distinguished Professor of Microbial Ecology, Genetics and Evolution, and Evolution of Pathogen Virulence at Michigan State University. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and a MacArthur Fellow. Lenski is best known for his still ongoing 36-year-old long-term E. coli evolution experiment, which has been instrumental in understanding the core processes of evolution, including mutation rates,[4] clonal interference,[5] antibiotic resistance,[6] the evolution of novel traits,[7] and speciation.[8] He is also well known for his pioneering work in studying evolution digitally using self-replicating organisms called Avida.
Richard Eimer Lenski | |
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Born | (1956-08-13) August 13, 1956 (age 67) |
Alma mater | University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Oberlin College |
Known for | E. coli long-term evolution experiment |
Awards | NCSE Friend of Darwin Award (2017)[1] Sewall Wright Award (2012) MacArthur Fellowship (1996) Guggenheim Fellowship (1991)[2] |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Evolutionary biology Experimental evolution |
Institutions | Michigan State University University of California, Irvine |
Thesis | Effects of competition and disturbance on ground beetle populations (1982) |
Doctoral advisor | Nelson Hairston |
Other academic advisors | Bruce Levin (Postdoctoral Mentor) |
Doctoral students | Paul E. Turner Zachary Blount |
Website | lenski |