Marcus Feldman
Marcus Feldman | |
|---|---|
| Born | 14 November 1942 |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Citizenship | US (naturalised on June 1994) |
| Alma mater | Monash University, MSc Stanford University, PhD |
| Awards | See text |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics Evolutionary biology Population genetics |
| Institutions | La Trobe University Stanford University |
| Thesis | Some Topics in Theoretical Population Genetics (1969) |
| Doctoral advisor | Samuel Karlin |
| Doctoral students | Carl Bergstrom |
| Website | http://www-evo.stanford.edu |
Marcus William Feldman is the Burnet C. and Mildred Finley Wohlford Professor of Biological Sciences, and director of the Morrison Institute for Population and Resource Studies at Stanford University.[1] He is an Australian-born mathematician turned American theoretical biologist, best known for his works on computational studies in evolutionary biology.
Early life and education
Marcus Feldman was born and raised in Perth, Australia. His father Simon Feldman was an engineer, and this inspired him ta take up mathematics. He studied at the University of Western Australia from where he matriculated in 1959, and graduated (with majors in mathematics and statistics) in 1964. In 1966 he obtained master of science in mathematics from Monash University. He went abroad to US to join a PhD programme at Stanford University. He earned his degree in 1969 under the supervision of Samuel Karlin in the Department of Mathematics. Karlin influenced him to pursue his research in population genetics using his computational know-how.[2]
Professional career
After a brief work at Stanford as a Research Assistant for Karlin, and as Acting Assistant Professor in the Department of Biology, Feldman returned to Australia to join at La Trobe University as a Lecturer of mathematics. In 1971 he was appointed as Assistant Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at Stanford, and went back to US. With L.L. Cavalli-Sforza in 1973, he originated the quantitative theory of cultural evolution, initiating a research program in cultural transmission and gene-culture coevolution. His own research into human molecular evolution such as in China led him to international recognition. He is the author of more than 500 scientific papers and several books on evolution, ecology, and mathematical biology.
In addition, he is managing editor of Theoretical Population Biology (since 1971) and associate editor of Genetics, Human Genetics, Annals of Human Genetics, Annals of Human Biology, and Complexity. He is the editor of The American Naturalist from 1984 to 1990. He was a Member of Board of Trustees at the Santa Fe Institute from 1984 to 2006.[3]
Award and recognition
- Guggenheim Fellowship in 1976-1977
- Fellow of the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, Stanford in 1983-84
- Elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 1986
- Elected member of the The American Society of Human Genetics
- Fellow of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences in 1987
- Fellow of the California Academy of Sciences in 1996
- China Population Association Award in 1998
- Honorary doctorate of philosophy from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
- Honorary doctorate of philosophy from the Tel Aviv University
- Honorary professor at Beijing Normal University in 2002-2007
- Honorary professor at Xi’an Jiaotong University in 2005
- Paper of the Year 2003 award for biomedical science from The Lancet in 2003
- Dan David Prize in 2011
- Elected member of the American Philosophical Society in 2011
- Elected member of the US National Academy of Sciences in 2013
References
- ^ "Marcus W. Feldman, MS, PhD". fsi.stanford.edu. Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Stanford. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
- ^ "Marc Feldman". santafe.edu. Santa Fe Institute. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
- ^ "Vita: MARCUS WILLIAM FELDMAN" (PDF). www-evo.stanford.edu. Department of Biology, Stanford University. 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2013.