Queller joined Rice in 1984. He is interested in the evolution of social interactions in contexts that involve cooperation, conflict, or both. He has studied wasps and stingless bees to determine the benefits of sociality, the role of genetic relatedness and the extent of conflicts within social insect societies. Recently, he has turned his focus to the social amoeba Dictyostelium discoideum.
Strassmann and Queller are currently using well-developed genetic and genomic resources for Dictyostelium discoideum to find genes involved in social interactions, and they are using those genes to test evolutionary hypotheses, for example whether social evolution is particularly rapid.
The tradition of AAAS Fellows began in 1874. Currently, members can be considered for the rank of Fellow if nominated by the Steering Groups of the Association's 24 sections, or by any three Fellows who are current AAAS members (so long as two of the three sponsors are not affiliated with the nominee's institution), or by the Chief Executive Officer.
Each Steering Group then reviews the nominations of individuals within its respective section and a final list is forwarded to the AAAS Council, which votes on the aggregate list.
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