Elof Axel Carlson Explained

Elof Axel Carlson
Nationality:American
Field:Genetics
Work Institution:Queen's University (Canada)
University of California, Los Angeles
State University of New York at Stony Brook
Doctoral Advisor:Hermann Joseph Muller

Elof Axel Carlson (born 1931) is distinguished teaching professor emeritus at State University of New York at Stony Brook, as well as an American geneticist and noted historian of science. Carlson earned his B.A. in 1953 from New York University, and his PhD in 1958 in zoology from Indiana University Bloomington[1] under the mentorship of Hermann Joseph Muller. 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. He was also a McMurrin Visiting Professor at the University of Utah.[3]

Bibliography

Scholarly works co-written

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Semester At Sea - Fall 2001 . 2007-11-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20061021085820/http://www.semesteratsea.com/voyages/fall2001/fa2001_facultybios.html . 2006-10-21 . dead .
  2. Web site: USB Honors by Faculty Member . 2007-11-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070630190919/http://www.stonybrook.edu/research/honors/honbyfac.html . 2007-06-30 . dead .
  3. Web site: Office of Undergraduate Studies . 2007-11-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080115052328/http://www.ugs.utah.edu/faculty/mcmurrin.htm . 2008-01-15 . dead .
  4. Thompson, R. Paul. Reviews and Brief Notices. Review of Neither Gods Nor Beasts: How Science Is Changing Who We Think We Are by Elof Axel Carlson. The Quarterly Review of Biology. 84. 2. 177–178. 2009. 10.1086/598823.
  5. Harper. Peter S.. Peter Harper (geneticist). Review of Mutation: the history of an idea from Darwin to genomics by Elof Axel Carlson. Human Genetics. 131. 1. 2011. 157–158. 10.1007/s00439-011-1070-1. 44446630. 0340-6717.