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Martin Andreas Nowak is the Professor of Biology and Mathematics and Director of the Program for Evolutionary Dynamics at Harvard University. ==Career== Martin Nowak studied biochemistry and mathematics at the University of Vienna, and earned his Ph. D. in 1989, working with Peter Schuster on quasi-species theory and with Karl Sigmund on evolution of cooperation. In 1989, he moved to Oxford as an Erwin Schrödinger Scholar to work with Robert May, becoming Head of Mathematical Biology in 1995 and Professor of Mathematical Biology in 1997. In 1998 he moved to the IAS at Princeton to establish the first program in Theoretical Biology there. In 2003, Nowak was recruited to Harvard University as Professor of Mathematics and Biology.〔Bio-details used with thanks from the (PED website )〕 He is Director of the Program for Evolutionary Dynamics〔http://www.ped.fas.harvard.edu〕 which was funded with a $30 million pledge by Jeffrey Epstein and his foundation, the Jeffrey Epstein VI Foundation,〔Financier pledges $30 million to support Harvard researcher, ''The Associated Press'', 7 February 2003〕 a friend of Nowak who had supported his work in the past.〔http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=514187〕 Nowak works on the dynamics of infectious diseases, cancer genetics, the evolution of cooperation and human language. His first book, ''Virus Dynamics'' (written with Robert May) was published by Oxford University Press, 2000. Nowak is a corresponding member of the Austrian academy of sciences. He won the Weldon Memorial Prize, the Albert Wander Prize, the Akira Okubo Prize, the David Starr Jordan Prize〔(David Starr Jordan Prize recipients )〕 and the Henry Dale Prize. His 2006 book ''Evolutionary Dynamics: Exploring the Equations of Life'' was published in 2006 to critical acclaim〔e.g. in ''Nature'' "It should be on the shelf of anyone who has, or thinks they might have, an interest in theoretical biology" " wonderfully well-presented, and offers a new range of insights into interesting and important and emerging topics in mathematical biology." Robert May. ""rigor and new ideas into the study of the evolution of language and cooperation...brimming with insights and surprising findings and should be of interest to anyone who is curious about these topics" Steven Pinker "A brilliant book by a master of his field" Robert Trivers "a remarkable book, absolutely original, containing a lot of material which has never before appeared in book form. It is written in a very accessible style, and leads almost effortlessly from first principles to state-of-the-art research. The book takes an eagle's view on evolution, covering a vast range of topics from molecules to man. It emphasises analytical methods and presents a large canvas of superbly elegant mathematical models." Karl Sigmund〕 and won the Association of American Publishers R.R. Hawkins Award for the Outstanding Professional, Reference or Scholarly Work of 2006.〔(Harvard release on RR Hawkins Award )〕 Nowak was co-director with Sarah Coakley of the Evolution and Theology of Cooperation project at Harvard University, sponsored by the Templeton Foundation.〔(Evolution and Theology of Cooperation )〕 He is also a member of the Board of Advisers of the Templeton Foundation.〔(About Us : Who We Are : Board of Advisors )〕 In a lecture given at Harvard in March 2007 called "Evolution and Christianity", Nowak, a Roman Catholic,〔http://www.abc.net.au/rn/latenightlive/stories/2011/3224124.htm〕 argued that "Science and religion are two essential components in the search for truth. Denying either is a barren approach."〔http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2007/03/can-science-religion-coexist-in-peace〕 He has over 300 scientific publications, of which 40 are in ''Nature'' and 15 in ''Science''.〔http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~ped/people/faculty/all_publications.html〕 In 2010 a paper by Nowak, EO Wilson, and Corina Tarnita, in ''Nature'', argued that standard natural selection theory represents a simpler and superior approach to kin selection theory in the evolution of eusociality. This work has led to many comments including strong criticism from the proponents of inclusive fitness theory.〔Gadagkar R (2010) Sociobiology in turmoil again. Current Science, 99:1036-1041〕 Nowak maintains that the findings of the paper are conclusive and that the field of social evolution should move beyond the limitations imposed by inclusive fitness theory.〔http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~ped/IF_Statement.pdf〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Martin Nowak」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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