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LMH Fellow wins top Evolutionary Biology prize

2 April 2009

Judith Mank, Fellow and Tutor in Biological Sciences at LMH has been awarded the Dobzhansky Prize, the most prestigious award for young Evolutionary Biologists.

The Theodosius Dobzhansky Prize is awarded annually by the Society for the Study of Evolution to recognize the accomplishments and future promise of an outstanding young evolutionary biologist.

Of her research interests Dr Mank says, "Females and males in many animals are subject to different, often contradictory selective pressures, and I study how these different evolutionary forces play out in DNA sequences as well as gene expression patterns.  Much of my research involves birds, though I have been known to work on other vertebrates, including mammals and fish, when the spirit moves me.

Judith Mank joined LMH in 2008, after studying in the US and a post-doc in Sweden.  You can find out more about her work, and see a list of selected publications on her profile page.