Rudolf Raff
Encyclopedia
Rudolf A. Raff is an American biologist
, and James H. Rudy Professor of Biology, at Indiana University
. He is director of the Indiana Molecular Biology Institute.
with a B.S. in 1963, and from Duke University
with a Ph.D. in 1967.
He won the 2004 Sewall Wright Award
.
He is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
.
Biologist
A biologist is a scientist devoted to and producing results in biology through the study of life. Typically biologists study organisms and their relationship to their environment. Biologists involved in basic research attempt to discover underlying mechanisms that govern how organisms work...
, and James H. Rudy Professor of Biology, at Indiana University
Indiana University
Indiana University is a multi-campus public university system in the state of Indiana, United States. Indiana University has a combined student body of more than 100,000 students, including approximately 42,000 students enrolled at the Indiana University Bloomington campus and approximately 37,000...
. He is director of the Indiana Molecular Biology Institute.
Life
He graduated from Pennsylvania State UniversityPennsylvania State University
The Pennsylvania State University, commonly referred to as Penn State or PSU, is a public research university with campuses and facilities throughout the state of Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 1855, the university has a threefold mission of teaching, research, and public service...
with a B.S. in 1963, and from Duke University
Duke University
Duke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James B...
with a Ph.D. in 1967.
Awards
He was a 1987 Guggenheim Fellow.He won the 2004 Sewall Wright Award
Sewall Wright Award
The Sewall Wright Award is given annually by the American Society of Naturalists to a "senior-level" and active investigator making fundamental contributions the conceptual unification of the biological sciences. The award was established in 1991 and named after Sewall Wright. The recipient need...
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He is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
American Association for the Advancement of Science
The American Association for the Advancement of Science is an international non-profit organization with the stated goals of promoting cooperation among scientists, defending scientific freedom, encouraging scientific responsibility, and supporting scientific education and science outreach for the...
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Works
- The shape of life: genes, development, and the evolution of animal form, University of Chicago Press, 1996, ISBN 9780226702667
- William R. Jeffery, Rudolf A. Raff (eds), Time, space, and pattern in embryonic development, A.R. Liss, 1983, ISBN 9780845122013
External links
- http://www.americanscientist.org/authors/detail/rudolf-raff