Douglas J. Futuyma
| Douglas Joel Futuyma | |
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| Born |
April 24, 1942 New York City |
| Nationality | American |
| Fields | Biology |
| Institutions |
University of Michigan State University of New York at Stony Brook |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan |
| Notable awards |
Sewall Wright Award (1997) Leidy Award (2012) |
Douglas Joel Futuyma (born 24 April 1942) is an American evolutionary biologist. He is a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolution at Stony Brook University in Stony Brook, New York and a Research Associate on staff at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. His research focuses on speciation and population biology. Futuyma is the author of a widely used undergraduate textbook on evolution and is also known for his work in public outreach, particularly in advocating against creationism.
Futuyma graduated with a B.S. from Cornell University. He received his M.S. in 1966 and his Ph.D. in zoology in 1969, both from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
Futuyma began his career in the Department of Ecology and Evolution at Stony Brook University in 1969 and was appointed Distinguished Professor in 2001. He served as the chair of the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at University of Michigan, Ann Arbor from 2002-2003 and as the Lawrence B. Slobodkin Collegiate Professor in that department from 2003-2004 before returning to Stony Brook in 2004.
Futuyma served as the president of the Society for the Study of Evolution in 1987, of the American Society of Naturalists in 1994, and of the American Institute of Biological Sciences in 2008. He has served as the editor of the scientific journals Evolution and Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics.
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