My eponymous Pierre M. Durand website is about my professional work and related activities. My working life is covered by the two avenues leading from this introductory page. The first is my work as an evolutionary biologist and life scientist. For information about this, use the Science tab. The second describes my work and activities related to medicine and pathology, for information about this, use the Medicine and Pathology tab.

 

The science pages include all the typical things scientists usually have on their research websites (details about their lab, books, publications, collaborators, etc). These pages cover my work in academia as a university professor and some of the applied spinoffs. The pathology pages are less academic. While they include my work in private pathology and medical-related publications, they also include my views on healthcare (particularly in South Africa, but also worldwide) and some of my public engagements (podcasts, newsletters, etc).

 

As with every other human on the planet, I have a unique story. To provide a sense of my intellectual background and development (from university onwards, prior to this it was patchy, to say the least) I give my academic qualifications and university affiliations below. I have not included any biographical content, but see the Opinions and Essays tab.

 

Academic qualifications

Science degrees: B.Sc (Zoology and Microbiology), MSc (molecular evolution), PhD

Medical degrees: M.B.B.Ch (medicine and surgery) and M.Med (clinical pathology)

Humanities degree: BA Hons (dramatic art)

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Past and current university affiliations (where I worked or studied)

The University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (I am currently a reader in the Evolutionary Studies Institute)

The University of Arizona, Tucson

Kings College, London

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Previous honorary appointments

Adjunct assistant professor, University of Arizona

Extraordinary senior researcher, University of the Western Cape

Visiting scholar, KAVLI Institute, University of California Santa Barbara

Visiting professor, University of Mauritius