Daniel J. Fairbanks

Daniel Fairbanks is an accomplished scientist, artist, author, and teacher. He is a geneticist with a wide breadth of expertise in the history of science, evolutionary genetics, international scientific development, and science education. His most recent book is "Gregor Mendel: His Life and Legacy," published by Prometheus Books in 2022, the bicentennial of Mendel's birth. Other books include "Everyone is African," "Evolving," "Relics of Eden," "Ending the Mendel-Fisher Controversy" (with A. Franklin, A.W.F. Edwards, D.L. Hartl, and T. Seidenfeld), and "Genetics: The Continuity of Life" (with W.R. Andersen). He is a prolific research scientist whose articles are published in a wide range of prestigious scientific journals. Having been raised in a family of four generations of artists, Daniel is also a professional artist with commissioned work in sculpture, painting, and drawing on permanent exhibit in museum, public, and private collections, and published book illustrations. His diverse talents in art and science merge through artistic human anatomy, scientific illustration, and forensic sculpture. Daniel uses his skills as an artist to promote scientific awareness and education through exhibitions and live artistic demonstrations.