Nina Wedell

Nina Wedell is a professor of evolutionary biology at the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom. She is known for her research on female multiple mating, polyandry.

Nina Wedell
Alma materStockholm University
Scientific career
InstitutionsUniversity of Exeter
ThesisEvolution of nuptial gifts in bushcrickets (1993)

Education and career

Wedell has a B.Sc. (1984), an M.Sc (1986), a Ph.D. (1993), and D.Sc (1997) from Stockholm University. Following her Ph.D, she was a postdoc at the University of Liverpool from 1993 until 1996.[1] Subsequently she held research positions at Stockholm University and the University of Leeds, before taking a position at the University of Exeter in 2004. She was promoted to professor in 2009.[1] Since 2018, she has also been the Associate Dean for Research.[2][1]

Research

Wedell's research focuses on the evolutionary role of sexual conflict.[3][4]

Selected publications
  • Tregenza, Tom; Wedell, Nina (2002). "Polyandrous females avoid costs of inbreeding". Nature. 415 (6867): 71–73. doi:10.1038/415071a. ISSN 0028-0836.
  • Tregenza, T.; Wedell, N. (2000). "Genetic compatibility, mate choice and patterns of parentage: Invited Review". Molecular Ecology. 9 (8): 1013–1027. doi:10.1046/j.1365-294x.2000.00964.x. ISSN 1365-294X.
  • Wedell, Nina; Gage, Matthew J.G.; Parker, Geoffrey A. (2002). "Sperm competition, male prudence and sperm-limited females". Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 17 (7): 313–320. doi:10.1016/s0169-5347(02)02533-8. ISSN 0169-5347.

Awards

She was awarded the Australian Laureate Fellowship as recongition for her work in evolutionary biology.[5] She received the Royal Society Wolfson Award in 2011. The European Molecular Biology Organization elected her as a life-long member in 2014.[6]

References
  1. "Profile | Biosciences | University of Exeter". biosciences.exeter.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 2021-03-21. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
  2. "Nina Wedell". scholar.google.com. Archived from the original on 2021-02-28. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
  3. "Genital shape key to male flies' sexual success". ScienceDaily. Archived from the original on 2021-01-23. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
  4. 20minutos (2010-02-25). "Las promiscuidad de las hembras garantiza la supervivencia de las especies". www.20minutos.es - Últimas Noticias (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-05-13.
  5. Hunt, Catherine (2020-06-23). "ARC Australian Laureate Fellowship awarded to Professor Nina Wedell". Faculty of Science. Archived from the original on 2021-01-08. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
  6. Council, Australian Research (2019-06-25). "2019 Laureate Profile: Professor Nina Wedell". www.arc.gov.au. Archived from the original on 2021-01-23. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
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