Elof Axel Carlson is distinguished teaching professor emeritus at State University of New York at Stony Brook

State University of New York at Stony Brook

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, as well as an American

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 geneticist

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 and noted historian of Science. Dr. Carlson earned his B.A. in 1953 from New York University

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, and his PhD in 1958 in zoology from Indiana University

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 under the mentorship of Hermann Joseph Muller

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. Dr. Carlson is a past recipient of the E. Harris Harbison Award for excellence in teaching given by the Danforth Foundation.

He has been a visiting professor at the University of Minnesota

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, San Diego State University

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, and Tougaloo College

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He was also a McMurrin visiting professorship at the University of Utah

Scholarly works co-written

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.

Former Graduate Students

• John Southin
• Ronald Sederoff
• Harold Corwin
• Robert Hendrickson
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• John Jenkins
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• Dale Grace