Steven Denison

I am a geneticist and microbiologist with interests in connections between science and the arts. I have been a member of the SLSA since 2024 and a member of the BSLS since 2017 and have presented at meetings of both on poetry and science. I also teach courses on the history of science in England, France and Italy. I am currently a member of the SLSA Executive Committee and of the Outreach and Belonging Committee. I am interested in serving as Member at Large to be of more service to the SLSA, which I think serves an important function. The Ecologist E. O. Wilson said, “the ideal scientist thinks like a poet.” I think this suggests the importance of finding and studying connections between science, literature and the arts, which the SLSA promotes.