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Darrel R. Falk (born 1946) is an American biologist. He is Professor Emeritus of Biology at Point Loma Nazarene University and is the past president and a current senior advisor with BioLogos Foundation,[1] an advocacy group that emphasizes compatibility between science and Christian faith.

Education

Falk attended Simon Fraser University, originally planning to become a medical doctor. In his second university semester, he signed up for Introduction to Biology, Genetics, and Developmental Biology. Falk graduated from Simon Fraser University in 1968 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology.[2] He then completed his Ph.D. from the University of Alberta in 1973.[2]

Career and research

He did post-doctoral studies at the University of British Columbia (1973–74) and at the University of California at Irvine, California (1974–76).[2] He was an Assistant/Associate Professor at Syracuse University from 1976 to 1984. Then a professor at Mount Vernon Nazarene College in Ohio from 1984 to 1988. Since 1988, he has been a professor at Point Loma Nazarene University.

His research interests have included molecular genetics of Drosophila melanogaster, organization of genes; and mechanism of repair of chromosome breaks.

Falk is a Christian and believes in theistic evolution.[3][4] He is the past president (2009-2012) of The BioLogos Foundation, founded by geneticist Francis Collins, which seeks to find "harmony between science and biblical faith" by advocating for "an evolutionary understanding of God’s creation".[5][6]

He has authored a book on the creation–evolution controversy titled Coming to Peace with Science: Bridging the Worlds Between Faith and Biology (InterVarsity Press, 2004), with a foreword by Collins. He has been critical of the intelligent design movement and written about the movement frequently on The BioLogos Foundation's website.[7]

Publications

  • Coming to Peace with Science: Bridging the Worlds Between Faith and Biology (InterVarsity Press, 2004)
  • Affirming: The Brightening Lamp (with Arthur F. Seamans) (Point Loma Press, 2002) ISBN 0-9652698-6-8

References

  1. ^ "The BioLogos Team". BioLogos Foundation. Retrieved 2015-08-11.
  2. ^ a b c "Darrel R. Falk". Point Loma Nazarene University. 2009. Archived from the original on 2008-06-06. Retrieved 2009-12-28.
  3. ^ "On Reducing Irreducible Complexity, Part II - Science and the Sacred". 21 September 2009.
  4. ^ Video on YouTube
  5. ^ "Our History: 2006 to Today". BioLogos Foundation. Archived from the original on 2015-08-11. Retrieved 2015-08-11.
  6. ^ "What we believe". BioLogos Foundation. Retrieved 2015-08-11.
  7. ^ Falk, Darrel (May 3, 2012). "The BioLogos Forum - Darrel Falk". BioLogos Foundation. Archived from the original on May 1, 2012. Retrieved 2012-05-03.

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