Biography:H. Frederik Nijhout
H. Frederik Nijhout | |
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| Born | Herman Frederik Nijhout November 25, 1947 |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | University of Notre Dame Harvard University |
| Known for | Research on developmental biology of insects |
| Awards | A.O. Kowalevsky Medal (2015) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Entomology Evolutionary developmental biology |
| Institutions | Duke University |
| Thesis | The control of molting and metamorphosis in the tobacco hornworm (1974) |
| Doctoral advisor | Carroll M. Williams |
| Other academic advisors | George B. Craig[1] |
Herman Frederik Nijhout (born November 25, 1947)[2] is a Dutch-born American evolutionary biologist and the John Franklin Crowell Professor of Biology at Duke University. His research is focused on evolutionary developmental biology and entomology, with a particular focus on the hormonal control of growth, molting and metamorphosis in insects, including the mechanisms that control the development of alternative phenotypes.[3] Much of his work has also been concerned with understanding the development and evolution of the wing patterns of butterflies.[4] He received the ESA Founders' Memorial Award from the Entomological Society of America in 2006.[5] In 2015, he was awarded the A.O. Kowalevsky Medal, and in 2018, he was elected a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.[6]
References
- ↑ Brody, Jane E. (1983-07-12). "Mosquito: The Enemy Reveals Its Ways" (in en-US). The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. https://www.nytimes.com/1983/07/12/science/mosquito-the-enemy-reveals-its-ways.html.
- ↑ "Nijhout, H. Frederik". http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n90714160.html.
- ↑ "Fred Nijhout's Lab Page". https://sites.biology.duke.edu/nijhout/.
- ↑ Wade, Nicholas (1994-07-05). "How Nature Makes a Butterfly's Wing" (in en-US). The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. https://www.nytimes.com/1994/07/05/science/how-nature-makes-a-butterfly-s-wing.html.
- ↑ "H. Frederik Nijhout". https://biology.duke.edu/people/h-frederik-nijhout.
- ↑ Vashisth, Shagun (2018-04-18). "Four professors elected as 2018 American Academy of Arts and Sciences fellows". Duke Chronicle. https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2018/04/four-professors-elected-as-2018-american-academy-of-arts-and-sciences-fellows.
External links
- Faculty page
- Lab page
- Interview with WUNC
- H. Frederik Nijhout publications indexed by Google Scholar
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