Richard Lenski
Richard Eimer Lenski (born August 13, 1956) is an American
evolutionary biologist, a Hannah Distinguished Professor of
Microbial Ecology, Genetics and Evolution, and Evolution of Pathogen Virulence at
Michigan State University. He is a member of the
National Academy of Sciences and a
MacArthur Fellow. Lenski is best known for his still ongoing -year-old
long-term ''E. coli'' evolution experiment, which has been instrumental in understanding the core processes of evolution, including
mutation rates,
clonal interference,
antibiotic resistance, the
evolution of novel traits, and
speciation. He is also well known for his pioneering work in studying evolution digitally using
self-replicating organisms called
Avida.
Provided by Wikipedia
