Background
Agrawal was born in 1972 in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
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Anurag Agrawal
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In 1999 he earned a Doctor of Philosophy in population biology from the University of California, Davis working with Rick Karban.
Career
He obtained both Bachelor (Biology) and Master of Arts (Conservation Biology) degrees from the University of Pennsylvania after working with Daniel Janzen. He then became a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Amsterdam. A year later he became an assistant professor at the University of Toronto in the former Department of Botany, and since 2004 he is professor in the Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology and Department of Entomology at Cornell University.
His work is focused on the ecology and evolution of plant-insect interactions, including aspects of herbivory, community ecology, phenotypic plasticity, chemical ecology, coevolution, and phylogenetics.
His current research includes work on New York State biodiversity, the ecology of invasive plants, the biology of Monarch butterflies, and the evolution of plant defense strategies.
Achievements
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In 1999 the American Society of Naturalists awarded him with the Young Investigator Award and in 2004 became a recipient of Early Career Award from the National Science Foundation. In 2006 he was awarded with George Mercer Award from the Ecological Society of America, in 2009 he was named recipient of the David Starr Jordan Prize., and in 2013 he won the Founders Memorial Award from the Entomological Society of America.
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Founders Memorial Award; the David Starr Jordan Prize; Early Career Award In 1999 the American Society of Naturalists awarded him with the Young Investigator Award and in 2004 became a recipient of Early Career Award from the National Science Foundation. In 2006 he was awarded with George Mercer Award from the Ecological Society of America, in 2009 he was named recipient of the David Starr Jordan Prize., and in 2013 he won the Founders Memorial Award from the Entomological Society of America.Founders Memorial Award; the David Starr Jordan Prize; Early Career Award In 1999 the American Society of Naturalists awarded him with the Young Investigator Award and in 2004 became a recipient of Early Career Award from the National Science Foundation. In 2006 he was awarded with George Mercer Award from the Ecological Society of America, in 2009 he was named recipient of the David Starr Jordan Prize., and in 2013 he won the Founders Memorial Award from the Entomological Society of America.