Stephen Palumbi
Stephen R. Palumbi (born October 17, 1956)
Early life
Palumbi was born in
Career
From 1985 to 1996, he worked in the Department of Zoology at the
In 1996, Palumbi was awarded a Pew Fellowship in Marine Conservation, which he used "to develop more rapid, cost-efficient, nonradioactive genetic test procedures to identify threatened species of cetaceans found in products taken from whale meat markets ... allow[ing] the focus of management efforts to be the individual, rather than the species or stock, and enables the tracing of particular whales from fishery to market."[6]
In 2003, he was elected a Fellow of the
Research interests
Palumbi's research interests include studying evolution and change using molecular genetics techniques, marine population biology and conservation, and the effects of human activity on ocean systems.[2] Some of his well known work includes research on using genomic methods to identify species resilient to climate change, and using genetic approaches to identify species of conservation concern in wildlife markets.
Public engagement
In 2003, Palumbi participated in the documentary TV series
Publications
Palumbi has written several books:
- The Evolution Explosion: How Humans Cause Rapid Evolutionary Change, 2002.[12]
- The Death and Life of Monterey Bay: A Story of Revival, 2011 (with Carolyn Sotka).[13]
- The Extreme Life of the Sea, 2014 (with Anthony R. Palumbi).[14]
He has also been an author of more than 200 scientific papers.[15]
Personal life
Palumbi is married to a physician, Mary Roberts, and is the father to two grown children. His interests include music, and was part of the group who founded the band Sustainable Sole.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Palumbi, Stephen R. (2013). "Curriculum Vitae" (PDF). palumbi.stanford.edu (Palumbi Lab), Hopkins Marine Station. Stanford University. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 24, 2017. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
- ^ a b c d e "Stephen Palumbi". palumbi.stanford.edu (Palumbi Lab), Hopkins Marine Station. Stanford University. Archived from the original on July 16, 2017. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
- ^ Jordan, Rob (June 28, 2017). "The radiation-exposed corals of Bikini Atoll may hold insights on cancer". Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment. Stanford University. Archived from the original on September 12, 2017. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
- ^ a b "Stephen Palumbi". woods.stanford.edu. Stanford University. 2017. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
- ^ "Stephen Palumbi". hopkinsmarinestation.stanford.edu. Stanford University. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
- ^ "Programs in Marine Conservation – Marine Fellows: Stephen R. Palumbi, Ph.D." The Pew Charitable Trusts. 2017. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
- ^ "California Academy of Sciences – List of Fellows" (PDF). California Academy of Sciences. 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
- ^ "About the Peter Benchley Ocean Awards". peterbenchleyoceanawards.org. 2017. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
- ^ "Peter Benchley Ocean Awards – Comprehensive List of Honorees". peterbenchleyoceanawards.org. 2017. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
- ^ Byrne, Ciar (March 30, 2004). "Fish in trees and elephant-sized squid – the future as seen on TV". The Independent. Retrieved October 19, 2011.[dead link]
- ^ "The Future is Wild – Documentary Series". Archived from the original on June 22, 2017. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
- ISBN 9780393323382.
- ISBN 9781597269872.
- ISBN 9781400849932.
- ^ "Palumbi Lab – Publications". palumbi.stanford.edu (Palumbi Lab), Hopkins Marine Station. Stanford University. June 1, 2017. Archived from the original on July 5, 2017. Retrieved July 15, 2017.