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'''Kevin Neville Lala''' (formerly Kevin Neville Laland; born 5 October 1962)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nb2002042997.html |title=Laland, Kevin N. |website=Library of Congress Name Authority File |access-date=2018-10-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title= |
'''Kevin Neville Lala''' (formerly Kevin Neville Laland; born 5 October 1962)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nb2002042997.html |title=Laland, Kevin N. |website=Library of Congress Name Authority File |access-date=2018-10-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Current lab members – The Lala Lab |url=https://lalandlab.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/current-lab-members/ |access-date=2023-02-01 |website=lalandlab.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk}}</ref> is an English evolutionary biologist who is Professor of Behavioural and Evolutionary Biology at the [[University of St Andrews]] in [[Scotland]]. Educated at the [[University of Southampton]] and [[University College London]],<ref name=bbs>{{Cite journal |last1=Odling-Smee |first1=J. |last2=Laland |first2=K. N. |last3=Feldman |first3=M. W. |date=February 2000 |title=Niche construction, biological evolution, and cultural change |journal=Behavioral and Brain Sciences |volume=23 |issue=1 |pages=131–146; discussion 146–175 |issn=0140-525X |pmid=11303338 |doi=10.1017/s0140525x00002417|s2cid=13893525 }}</ref> he was a [[Human Frontier Science Program]] fellow at the [[University of California, Berkeley]] before joining the University of St Andrews in 2002. He is one of the co-founders of [[niche construction]] theory<ref>{{cite book |last1=Laland |first1=K. N. |last2=Odling-Smee |first2=J. |last3=Feldman |first3=M. W. |date=2003 |title=Niche Construction: The Neglected Process in Evolution |url=https://press.princeton.edu/books/paperback/9780691044378/niche-construction |publisher=Princeton University Press |page=488 |isbn=9780691044378}}</ref> and a prominent advocate of the [[extended evolutionary synthesis]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.quantamagazine.org/scientists-seek-to-update-evolution-20161122/ |title=Scientists Seek to Update Evolution |last=Zimmer |first=Carl |date=2016-11-22 |website=Quanta Magazine |access-date=2018-10-10}}</ref> He is a fellow of the [[Royal Society of Edinburgh]] and the [[Society of Biology]]. He has also received a [[European Research Council]] Advanced Grant,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://erc.europa.eu/projects-figures/erc-funded-projects/results?search_api_views_fulltext=evoculture |title=ERC Funded Projects |website=European Research Council |access-date=2020-06-24}}</ref> a [[Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://risweb.st-andrews.ac.uk/portal/en/prizes/royal-society-wolfson-fellowship(8ad02670-a679-4730-b250-957f23210d7d).html |title=Royal Society Wolfson Fellowship |website=University of St. Andrews |language=en |access-date=2020-06-24}}</ref> and a [[John Templeton Foundation]] grant.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |url=https://www.templeton.org/grant/putting-the-extended-evolutionary-synthesis-to-the-test |title=Putting the Extended Evolutionary Synthesis to the Test |website=John Templeton Foundation |access-date=2020-06-24}}</ref> President of the [[European Human Behaviour and Evolution Association]] from 2007 to 2010.<ref name="cambridge">{{cite web|url= https://www.cambridge.org/core/membership/ehbea/about-us|website=cambridge.org|title=archived:www.cambridge.org/core/membership/ehbea/about-us|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101051202/https://www.cambridge.org/core/membership/ehbea/about-us |access-date=2022-10-21|archive-date=1 November 2020 }}</ref> |
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== Extended evolutionary synthesis == |
== Extended evolutionary synthesis == |
Revision as of 09:12, 1 February 2023
Kevin Laland | |
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Born | Kevin Neville Laland 5 October 1962 |
Nationality | English |
Education | University College London (Ph.D., 1990) |
Awards | Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Behavioral biology Evolutionary biology |
Institutions | University of St Andrews |
Thesis | Social transmission in Norway rats and its implications for evolutionary theory (1990) |
Kevin Neville Lala (formerly Kevin Neville Laland; born 5 October 1962)[1][2] is an English evolutionary biologist who is Professor of Behavioural and Evolutionary Biology at the University of St Andrews in Scotland. Educated at the University of Southampton and University College London,[3] he was a Human Frontier Science Program fellow at the University of California, Berkeley before joining the University of St Andrews in 2002. He is one of the co-founders of niche construction theory[4] and a prominent advocate of the extended evolutionary synthesis.[5] He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and the Society of Biology. He has also received a European Research Council Advanced Grant,[6] a Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award,[7] and a John Templeton Foundation grant.[8] President of the European Human Behaviour and Evolution Association from 2007 to 2010.[9]
Extended evolutionary synthesis
In the mid-2010s, Kevin Laland, Tobias Uller, and colleagues pushed for an extended evolutionary synthesis in a series of high-impact articles.[10][11] From 2015 to 2018, Uller and Laland led a large international John Templeton Foundation grant to test key hypotheses and assumptions of the extended evolutionary synthesis.[8][12]
Anti-racism work
Kevin Laland previously served on the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion division of the School of Biology as deputy director.[13] He is currently serving as an Anti-Racism advocate,[14] publishing articles[15][16] on racism in academia.
Publications
Journal articles
Books
- Evolutionary Causation: Biological and Philosophical Reflections, The MIT Press, 2019, Tobias Uller, Kevin N Laland ISBN 9780262039925
- Darwin's Unfinished Symphony: How Culture Made the Human Mind, Princeton University Press, 2017 ISBN 9780691151182
- Social Learning: An Introduction to Mechanisms, Methods, and Models, Princeton University Press, 2013, William Hoppitt and Kevin N. Laland ISBN 9780691150703
- Sense and nonsense: Evolutionary perspectives on human behaviour, Oxford University Press, 2011, Kevin N. Laland and Gillian R. Brown, 2nd edition ISBN 9780199586967
- Niche Construction: The Neglected Process in Evolution, Princeton University Press, 2003, John Odling-Smee, Kevin N. Laland, Marcus W. Feldman ISBN 9780691044378
- Sense and nonsense: Evolutionary perspectives on human behaviour, Oxford University Press, 2002, Kevin N. Laland and Gillian R. Brown, 1st edition ISBN 9780198508847
References
- ^ "Laland, Kevin N." Library of Congress Name Authority File. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- ^ "Current lab members – The Lala Lab". lalandlab.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
- ^ Odling-Smee, J.; Laland, K. N.; Feldman, M. W. (February 2000). "Niche construction, biological evolution, and cultural change". Behavioral and Brain Sciences. 23 (1): 131–146, discussion 146–175. doi:10.1017/s0140525x00002417. ISSN 0140-525X. PMID 11303338. S2CID 13893525.
- ^ Laland, K. N.; Odling-Smee, J.; Feldman, M. W. (2003). Niche Construction: The Neglected Process in Evolution. Princeton University Press. p. 488. ISBN 9780691044378.
- ^ Zimmer, Carl (22 November 2016). "Scientists Seek to Update Evolution". Quanta Magazine. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- ^ "ERC Funded Projects". European Research Council. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
- ^ "Royal Society Wolfson Fellowship". University of St. Andrews. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
- ^ a b "Putting the Extended Evolutionary Synthesis to the Test". John Templeton Foundation. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
- ^ "archived:www.cambridge.org/core/membership/ehbea/about-us". cambridge.org. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- ^ Laland, Kevin; Uller, Tobias; Feldman, Marc; Sterelny, Kim; Müller, Gerd B.; Moczek, Armin; Jablonka, Eva; Odling-Smee, John; Wray, Gregory A.; Hoekstra, Hopi E.; Futuyma, Douglas J.; Lenski, Richard E.; Mackay, Trudy F. C.; Schluter, Dolph; Strassmann, Joan E. (October 2014). "Does evolutionary theory need a rethink?". Nature. 514 (7521): 161–164. Bibcode:2014Natur.514..161L. doi:10.1038/514161a. ISSN 1476-4687. PMID 25297418. S2CID 4467421.
- ^ Laland, Kevin N.; Uller, Tobias; Feldman, Marcus W.; Sterelny, Kim; Müller, Gerd B.; Moczek, Armin; Jablonka, Eva; Odling-Smee, John (22 August 2015). "The extended evolutionary synthesis: its structure, assumptions and predictions". Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 282 (1813): 20151019. doi:10.1098/rspb.2015.1019. PMC 4632619. PMID 26246559.
- ^ "Extended Evolutionary Synthesis – An integrative research program". Retrieved 27 January 2023.
- ^ "Committee – Equality, Diversity and Inclusion". biology.st-andrews.ac.uk. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
- ^ "Anti-racism – Equality, Diversity and Inclusion". biology.st-andrews.ac.uk. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
- ^ Laland, Kevin N. (25 August 2020). "Racism in academia, and why the 'little things' matter". Nature. 584 (7822): 653–654. Bibcode:2020Natur.584..653L. doi:10.1038/d41586-020-02471-6. PMID 32843730. S2CID 221285014.
- ^ "ReSourcE Spring 2021". Royal Society of Edinburgh. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
External links
- Faculty page
- Lab page
- Kevin Lala publications indexed by Google Scholar
- Niche construction resource website
- Extended evolutionary synthesis project website
- Living people
- 1962 births
- Alumni of University College London
- Alumni of the University of Southampton
- Academics of the University of St Andrews
- British evolutionary biologists
- Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
- Fellows of The Society of Biology
- Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award holders
- European Research Council grantees
- English biologists
- Extended evolutionary synthesis
- Geneticist and evolutionary biologist stubs