Scott F. Gilbert

Scott Frederick Gilbert (born 1949) is an American developmental biologist.

Gilbert is Professor of Biology (emeritus) at Swarthmore College and a Professor at the University of Helsinki. In 1971 he obtained his B.A. in biology from Wesleyan University his PhD from the Johns Hopkins University in 1976.^[1]

He is the author of the popular textbook Developmental Biology (1985) (now in its tenth edition, 2013).^[2] Scott is notable for his research in the field of ecological evolutionary developmental biology.^[3][4]

Selected publications

Articles

A select number of his works are available online.

Books

• Gilbert, Scott F. (1985). Developmental Biology. Sunderland, MA: Sinauer Associates. ISBN 0878932461.
• Gilbert, Scott F., ed. (1991). Conceptual History of Modern Embryology. New York, NY: Plenum. ISBN 0306438429.
• Gilbert, Scott F. & Raunio, Anne M., ed. (1997). Embryology: Constructing The Organism. Sunderland, MA: Sinauer Associates. ISBN 0878932372.
• Gilbert, Scott F., Tyler, Anna L., & Zackin, Emily J. (2005). Bioethics and the New Embryology: Springboards for Debate. Sunderland, MA: Sinauer Associates. ISBN 0716773457.
• Gilbert, Scott F. & Epel, David (2009). Ecological Developmental Biology: Integrating Epigenetics, Medicine, and Evolution. Sunderland, MA: Sinauer Associates. ISBN 9780878932993.
• Gilbert, Scott F. & Epel, David (2015). Ecological Developmental Biology: The Environmental Regulation of Development, Health, and Evolution. Sunderland, MA: Sinauer Associates. ISBN 9781605353449.

References

1. "Scott Gilbert". Swarthmore College.
2. "Developmental Biology". Sinauer Associates.
3. Schlichting, Carl D. (2009). "An Uneven Guide to Eco-Devo". BioScience 59: 1000-1001.
4. Gilbert, Scott F; Bosch, Thomas C. G; Ledón-Rettig, Cristina. (2015). "Eco-Evo-Devo: developmental symbiosis and developmental plasticity as evolutionary agents". Nature Reviews Genetics 16: 611–622.