Richard Lenski
| Richard Eimer Lenski | |
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Richard Lenski with Long-Term Flasks and Incubator on May 26, 2016
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| Born | August 13, 1956 |
| Fields | Evolutionary biology Experimental evolution |
| Institutions |
Michigan State University University of California, Irvine |
| Alma mater |
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Oberlin College |
| Thesis | Effects of competition and disturbance on ground beetle populations (1982) |
| Doctoral advisor | Nelson Hairston |
| Other academic advisors | Bruce Levin (Postdoctoral Mentor) |
| Doctoral students |
Michael Travisano |
| Known for | E. coli long-term evolution experiment |
| Notable awards | NCSE Friend of Darwin Award (2017) Sewall Wright Award (2012) MacArthur Fellowship (1996) Guggenheim Fellowship (1992) |
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Michael Travisano
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Elizabeth Ostrowski
Dule Misevic
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Sean Sleight
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Richard Eimer Lenski (born August 13, 1956) is an American evolutionary biologist, a MacArthur "genius" fellow, a Hannah Distinguished Professor of Microbial Ecology at Michigan State University, and a member of the National Academy of Sciences. Lenski is best known for his still ongoing 29-year-old long-term E. coli evolution experiment, which has been instrumental in understanding the core processes of evolution, including mutation rates, clonal interference,antibiotic resistance, the evolution of novel traits, and speciation. He is also well known for his pioneering work in studying evolution digitally using self-replicating organisms called Avida.
Richard E. Lenski is the son of sociologist Gerhard Lenski and poet Jean Lenski (née Cappelmann). He is also the great-nephew of children's author Lois Lenski and the great-grandson of Lutheran commentator Richard C. H. Lenski. He earned his BA from Oberlin College in 1976, and his PhD from the University of North Carolina in 1982.
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