# David C. Queller

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American evolutionary biologist

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**David C. Queller** is an [evolutionary](/source/Evolution) [biologist](/source/Biologist) at [Washington University in St. Louis](/source/Washington_University_in_St._Louis).[1] He received his BA from The University of Illinois in 1976, and his PhD from the [University of Michigan](/source/University_of_Michigan) in 1982.[2] Queller became a faculty member at [Rice University](/source/Rice_University) in 1989 and remained there until 2011 when he was named [Spencer T. Olin](/source/Spencer_T._Olin) Professor of Biology at Washington University in St. Louis.[3] Since the late 1980s, Queller has collaborated extensively with his wife and colleague [Joan E. Strassmann](/source/Joan_E._Strassmann). Empirically, Queller and Strassmann worked primarily with social insects[4] until they made the switch to the social amoebae, *[Dictyostelium discoideum](/source/Dictyostelium_discoideum)*, in 1998.[5]

## Honors

- Elected Member, [National Academy of Sciences](/source/National_Academy_of_Sciences), 2024[6]

- Fellow, [American Association for the Advancement of Science](/source/American_Association_for_the_Advancement_of_Science), 2004[7]

- Fellow, [American Academy of Arts and Sciences](/source/American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences), 2008[8]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Queller's_webpage_1-0)** Queller, David. ["Washington University Web page"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110724024940/http://wubio.wustl.edu/Queller). Archived from [the original](http://wubio.wustl.edu/Queller) on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2011-11-30.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Faculty_Handbook_2-0)** Queller, David. ["Faculty Handbook"](https://web.archive.org/web/20121214031357/http://www.nslc.wustl.edu/handbook/faculty.html). Archived from [the original](http://nslc.wustl.edu/handbook/faculty.html) on 2012-12-14.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Trustees grant faculty promotions, tenure"](http://news.wustl.edu/news/Pages/22093.aspx). *Washington University in St. Louis*. 5 April 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2011.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["What we have figured out about social insects?"](http://strassmannandquellerlab.wordpress.com/social-insect-discoveries/). 22 February 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["What have we figured out about social amoebas?"](http://strassmannandquellerlab.wordpress.com/home/research/questions-we-have-worked-on/). 16 August 2011.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["National Academy of Sciences Elects Members and International Members"](https://www.nasonline.org/news-and-multimedia/news/2024-nas-election.html). *www.nasonline.org*. 30 April 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["American Association for the Advancement of Science"](http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2004-10/ru-rbe102804.php). *AAAS Fellow*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["American Academy of Arts and Sciences"](http://www.amacad.org/news/alpha2008.aspx).

## External links

- [David C. Queller Washington University Website](http://wubio.wustl.edu/Queller) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20110724024940/http://wubio.wustl.edu/Queller) 2011-07-24 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)

- [Strassmann / Queller Lab website](http://strassmannandquellerlab.wordpress.com)

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