Andreas Wagner (Zurich), Title TBA (in-person)

Andreas Wagner is an Austrian/US evolutionary biologist and Professor at the Department of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies, University Zurich, Switzerland. His laboratory studies the evolution and function of biological complexity and diversity. It combines experimental and theoretical approaches to investigate genome evolution, gene regulation, and phenotypic plasticity.

He is known for his work on the role of robustness and innovation in biological evolution.

Publications

Wagner has published many scientific articles, a series of book chapters and several books:

Scientific articles

• Andreas Wagner Publication list (University of Zürich: Andreas Wagner Laboratory)

Books

• Wagner, A. (2019) Life Finds a Way: What Evolution Teaches Us About Creativity. Basic Books.
• Wagner, A. (2014) The Arrival of the Fittest: How Nature Innovates. Penguin Random House.
• Wagner, A. (2011) The Origins of Evolutionary Innovations. Oxford University Press.
• Wagner, A. (2009) Paradoxical Life. Yale University Press.
• Wagner, A. (2005) Robustness and Evolvability in Living Systems. Princeton University Press.

Fellowships and awards

2014 Elected Member, European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
2011 Elected Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
2010 Gold medal for the book “Paradoxical Life”, Independent Publisher Book Award (science category)
2010 Silver medal for the book “Paradoxical Life” ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year Award (philosophy category)
2004- Member, Faculty of 1000 Biology
1996-1998 Postdoctoral Fellowship, The Santa Fe Institute
1995-1996 Fellow, Institute for Advanced Study Berlin, Germany
1995 J.S. Nicholas Prize for Best Dissertation in Experimental Zoology