Stephen C. Stearns
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| Stephen C. Stearns | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 12, 1946 |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Fields | Evolutionary biology, Life history evolution, Evolutionary medicine |
| Institutions | Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Yale University |
| Alma mater | Yale University, University of Wisconsin, University of British Columbia |
| Thesis | A comparison of the evolution and expression of life history traits in stable and fluctuating environments: Gambusia affinis in Hawaii (1975) |
| Notable students | Jacob Koella, Dieter Ebert, Tad Kawecki, Martin Ackermann |
| Known for | Life history evolution, evolutionary medicine |
| Spouse | Beverly Peterson Stearns |
| Children | Justin Stearns, Jason Stearns |
Stephen C. Stearns (born December 12, 1946, in Kapaau, Hawaii and raised in Hawi, Hawaii)[citation needed], an American biologist, is the Edward P. Bass Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Yale University. He is known for his work in life history theory and evolutionary medicine.[1]
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Education and training
- BA Yale University 1967
- MSc University of Wisconsin, Madison 1971
- PhD University of British Columbia 1975
- Miller Fellow University of California, Berkeley 1978
Investment in Infrastructure
- Helped to found the European Society for Evolutionary Biology (ESEB) in 1987.[2] He later served on its Council and as its President.
- Founded the Journal of Evolutionary Biology,[3] ESEB's main journal,[2] served as its first managing editor from 1986 to 1991, and later served on its Editorial Board.[citation needed] (According to Stearns, the ESEB was founded in part because Birkhäuser would not agree to a new journal unless it was backed by a society.[2])
- With Tim Clutton-Brock, founded the Tropical Biology Association in 1991.[citation needed]
- Founded the online open-access journal Evolution, Medicine, and Public Health and created the Foundation for Evolution, Medicine, and Public Health.[citation needed] 2011-2012
Awards and Honors
- 1987: Elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
- 1993: European Chair of Biology at the École normale supérieure, Paris.
- 2000: Clarion Award from the Association for Women in Communications for a book he wrote with his wife, Beverly Peterson Stearns, Watching, from the Edge of Extinction.
- 2000: Distinguished Ecologist, University of Michigan.
- 2004: Raymond Pearl Memorial Lecturer, Human Biology Association.
- 2005: Fellow, Konrad Lorenz Institute.
- 2005: Fellow, Rockefeller Bellagio Conference and Study Center.
- 2005: Honorary Member of the Swiss Zoological Society.[4]
- 2007: Fellow, European Society for Evolutionary Biology.[citation needed]
- 2011: DeVane Medal for distinction in undergraduate teaching, Yale University Phi Beta Kappa.[5]
- 2011-2012: Fellow, Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin
- 2015: Honorary Doctorate, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Zurich.[6]
Positions
- 2000–present: Edward P. Bass Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Yale University
- 1983-2000: Professor of Zoology, University of Basel.[7]
- 1978-1983: Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, Reed College
- 1995: Vice president of the Society for the Study of Evolution
- 1995-1996: Dean, Faculty of Science, University of Basel
- 1991-1998: President, Tropical Biology Association.
- 1994-1998: Chair, European Science Foundation Program in Population Biology.
- 2002-2005: Chair, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Yale University
- 1986-1991: Managing Editor, Journal of Evolutionary Biology
- 2012–present: Editor in Chief, Evolution, Medicine, and Public Health
Selected publications
- Books
- The Evolution of Sex and its Consequences (Birkhaeuser 1987) ISBN 978-3-0348-6273-8
- The Evolution of LIfe Histories (Oxford University Press 1992) ISBN 978-0-19-857741-6
- Evolution in Health and Disease (Oxford University Press 1999, 2nd Ed with Jacob Koella 2007) ISBN 978-0-19-920746-6
- Watching, from the Edge of Extinction (first author Beverly Peterson Stearns, Yale University Press 1999) ISBN 978-0-30-007606-6
- Evolution, an Introduction (with Rolf Hoekstra, Oxford University Press 2000, 2nd Ed 2005) ISBN 978-0-19-925563-4
- Evolutionary Medicine (with Ruslan Medzhitov, Sinauer 2016) ISBN 978-1-60535-260-2
- Papers
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References
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- ↑ http://www2.macleans.ca/tag/journal-of-evolutionary-biology/
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- Living people
- 1946 births
- American biologists
- Yale University faculty
- University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni
- Yale University alumni
- Evolutionary biologists
- Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
- University of Basel faculty
