Steve Jones (biologist)
Steve Jones | |
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Steve Jones in 2012 | |
| Born | John Stephen Jones 24 March 1944 Aberystwyth, Wales |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Wirral Grammar School for Boys |
| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh (BSc, PhD) |
| Known for | Books, journalism and broadcasting |
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| Awards | Michael Faraday Prize (1996) |
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| Thesis | Studies on the ecological genetics of Cepaea (1972) |
| Doctoral advisor | Bryan Clarke |
| Website | iris |
John Stephen Jones DSc FLSW FRS (born 24 March 1944) is a British geneticist and, from 1995 to 1999 as well as from 2008 to June 2010, was Head of the Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment at University College London. His studies are conducted in the Galton Laboratory.
He is also a television presenter and a prize-winning author on the subject of biology, especially evolution. He is a popular contemporary writer on evolution. In 1996 his work won him the Michael Faraday Prize "for his numerous, wide ranging contributions to the public understanding of science in areas such as human evolution and variation, race, sex, inherited disease and genetic manipulation through his many broadcasts on radio and television, his lectures, popular science books, and his once-regular science column in The Daily Telegraph and contributions to other newspaper media".