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Susan C. Alberts

Susan C. Alberts

Robert F. Durden Distinguished Professor of Biology
Biology
alberts@duke.edu
Box 90338, Durham, NC 27708-0338
130 Science Drive, Rm 137, Duke Box 90338, Durham, NC 27708

Awards & Honors

Elected Member

Scholarly Society National Academy of Sciences, USA · 2019 Primary Section: 51, Anthropology Secondary Section: 27, Evolutionary Biology More about this award

Cozzarelli Prize

International Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA · 2016 For Colchero et al. 2016, 'The Emergence of Longevous Populations.' Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA 113(48): E7681-E7690 More about this award

Elected Fellow

National American Academy of Arts and Sciences · 2014 Primary Section: 54, Economic Sciences More about this award

Dean’s Award for Excellence in Mentoring

University Duke University · 2012

Elected Fellow

National American Association for the Advancement of Science · 2012

Thomas Langford Lectureship, Duke University

University Duke University · December 2010

Distinguished Teaching and Service Award

Department Department of Biology, Duke University · December 2009

Elected Fellow, Animal Behavior Society

National Animal Behavior Society · December 2008

Elected Fellow

University Bass Society of Fellows, Duke University · 2007

Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program

National National Science Foundation · 2001

Harvard Society Junior Fellows

National Harvard Society of Fellows · 1994

In the News

Published May 17, 2023
Adult Friendships Can Triumph Over Childhood Trauma, Even in Baboons
Published February 7, 2023
Susan Alberts Wins International Frontiers of Knowledge Award
Published June 6, 2022
Haynie, Alberts to Lead Trinity Social Sciences, Natural Sciences; Reiter Appointed as Interim
Published March 7, 2022
How Baboons Keep Healthy Family Boundaries
Published July 26, 2021
BioGist: Learning from Baboons
Published June 16, 2021
Sweeping Analysis Concludes There’s No Cheating Old Age
Published April 6, 2021
A Male Baboon’s Dominance Gives Him Babies, but Costs Him Years
Published February 18, 2021
Learning From Our Closest Relatives
Published December 21, 2020
Primate Orphans Have it Tough Even Before Mother Dies
Published September 21, 2020
Male Baboons With Female Friends Live Longer
Published September 9, 2020
Baboon Matriarchs Enjoy Less Stress
Published September 24, 2019
For Baboons, a Mother's History of Hardship Can Have Lasting Effects on Her Kids Too
Published May 1, 2019
Two Duke Faculty Elected to National Academy of Sciences
Published October 29, 2018
Our Microbes Are Starving, and That’s a Good Thing
Published January 18, 2017
Why Baboon Males Resort to Domestic Violence
Published November 21, 2016
As Life Expectancy Grows, Men Still Lagging
Published June 21, 2016
Commentary: Why some college professors are telling students to use Wikipedia
Published April 25, 2016
Like humans, baboons with tough childhoods die earlier
Published April 25, 2016
Difficult childhood makes baboon lives briefer
Published April 20, 2016
For baboons, a tough childhood can lead to a short life
Published April 14, 2016
Rough Childhoods Have Ripple Effects for Baboons
Published June 22, 2015
Born During Drought: Bad News for Baboons
Published May 1, 2015
Duke Announces 2015 Distinguished Professors
Published April 2, 2015
Being Born in Lean Times Is Bad News for Baboons
Published March 16, 2015
Baboon Friends Swap Gut Germs
Published March 13, 2015
How hunting lions might actually help save them