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Robert Perlman |
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Professor
Emeritus, Departments of Pediatrics and Pharmacological & Physiological Sciences
and the College, University of Chicago; Editor Emeritus, Perspectives in Biology and Medicine. E-mail:
r-perlman@uchicago.edu |
I am interested in the new field of evolutionary or
Darwinian medicine, the integration of evolutionary biology with medicine.
Evolutionary concepts provide a framework for understanding why we remain
vulnerable to disease, how pathogens and cancer cells evolve in response to
medical interventions, and how our biology has been shaped by our ancestors'
burden of disease. In addition, evolutionary theory helps us appreciate the
origins and significance of human variation. Integration of an evolutionary
perspective into medical research may lead to new interventions to prevent,
cure, or ameliorate disease. While my focus is on bringing these insights to
the medical community, I believe they will also be of interest to
non-scientists. |
Book: Evolution and Medicine, Oxford: Oxford
University Press, 2013
University of Chicago publicity
Selected
peer-reviewed publications:
Mouse
models of human disease: an evolutionary perspective. Evol Med Public Health 2016
Archibald
E.Garrod: the father of precision medicine. Genet Med 2016.pdf
Subject of a podcast, The Real Father of Precision Medicine Listen
Evolution and medicine. Perspect Biol Med 2013.pdf
Evolutionary
biology: A basic science for medicine. Perspect Biol Med 2011.pdf
Making
evolutionary biology a basic science for medicine. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 2010.pdf
Life
histories of pathogen populations. Int J Infect Dis 2009.pdf
Evidence-based
medicine again. Perspect Biol Med 2009.pdf
Socioeconomic
inequalities in ageing and health. The
Lancet 2008.pdf
Why
disease persists: An evolutionary nosology. Med Health Care Philos 2005.pdf
Disparities
and discrimination in health care. Perspect Biol Med 2005.pdf
Other
publications:
Review
of Principles of Evolutionary Medicine, Q Rev Biol 92, 97, 2017
Disparities
in Surgical Care Medical Ethics
Advisor July 2016 pp 77-79.pdf
Richard
L. Landau (1916–2015) Perspect Biol Med 2015.pdf
Review of Classification,
Disease and Evidence. Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews
2015.02.32.pdf
Evolutionary
considerations can inform animal research. BMJ 12 June 2014.pdf
Hope and health. OUP
Blog 10
Nov 2013.pdf
Dr Darwin at the bedside. The
Scientist Oct 2013.htm
The
socioeconomic context of health and healthcare. Midway Review Winter 2007.pdf
Selected
professional activities
Faculty Board, Human Rights Program
Advisory Board, Chicago
Area Schweitzer Fellows Program
Associate Editor, Evolution, Medicine, and Public Health
Correspondent, The Evolution and Medicine Review