Elof Axel Carlson

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Elof Axel Carlson
Born 1931
Nationality USA
Fields Genetics
Institutions Queen University (Canada)
UCLA
State University of New York at Stony Brook
Doctoral advisor Hermann Joseph Muller
Religious stance Unitarian Universalism

Elof Axel Carlson (1931–) is distinguished teaching professor emeritus at State University of New York at Stony Brook, as well as a American geneticist and noted historian of Science. Dr. Carlson earned his B.A. 1953 from New York University, and his PhD 1958 in zoology from Indiana University[1] under the mentorship of Hermann Joseph Muller. Dr. Carlson is a past recipient of the E. Harris Harbison Award for excellence in teaching given by the Danforth Foundation[2].

He has been a visiting professor at the University of Minnesota, San Diego State University, and Tougaloo College[3]. He was also a McMurrin visiting professorship at the University of Utah[4]

Dr. Carlson is the author of over ten books including:

  • The Gene: a Critical History
  • Genes, Radiation, and Society. The Life and Work of H. J. Muller
  • The Unfit: A history of a bad idea
  • Mendel's Legacy: The origin of classical genetics
  • Times of Triumph, Times of Doubt: Science And the Battle for Public Trust
  • Neither Gods Nor Beasts: How Science is changing who we think we are


[edit] Scholarly works cowritten

Demerec, M., Kaufman, B. P., & Carlson, E. A. (1986). Drosophila guide: introduction to the genetics and cytology of Drosophila melanogaster. Washington, D.C.: Carnegie Institute of Washington.

[edit] Former Graduate Students[5]


[edit] References

  1. ^ Semester At Sea - Fall 2001
  2. ^ USB Honors by Faculty Member
  3. ^ Semester At Sea - Fall 2001
  4. ^ http://www.ugs.utah.edu/faculty/mcmurrin.htm
  5. ^ Carlson, E.A. (2008). Neither Gods Nor Beasts. New York. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press
Rachel Carson This article about a biologist from the United States is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
This article about a geneticist or evolutionary biologist is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
 This article about a United States writer of non-fiction is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.