Thomas E. Dickins is professor of behavioural science at Middlesex University. He has a background in psychology, history and philosophy of science, evolutionary psychology and ecology. His interests fall within behavioural biology and include work on theoretical aspects of evolutionary theory and its application. Most recently this has included addressing current calls for an Extended Evolutionary Synthesis and developing arguments in support a version of the Modern Synthesis in evolutionary biology. Aside from theoretical work, Tom is pursuing a long term study of Kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla) at a number of field sites in the south of England as well as various studies on human behaviour.
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Benjamin J.A. Dickins is a senior lecturer at Nottingham Trent University. Ben is interested in genome evolution and in the process of adaptation. He has used a range of sequencing and bioinformatic approaches to address problems with bacteriophages and dinoflagellates as contrasting model systems in his laboratory. His doctoral training (at the Babraham Institute, UK) provided a detailed knowledge of molecular biology/genetics in the context of understanding the physiological consequences of genomic imprinting. His postdoctoral experience (at Penn State University, US) familiarised him with (next-generation) sequencing workflows and computer programming as he participated in work on the mutation rate of human mitochondrial DNA and evolutionary dynamics in a phage.