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Theory and Method in Biosciences group applies the philosophy of science to contemporary biological and biomedical research. It aims to add value by removing conceptual and methodological roadblocks to the advancement of science and by using high level biological theory, particularly an evolutionary perspective, to promote a more integrative approach to research questions.




T&MB is a research group within the Charles Perkins Centre, University of Sydney, headed by ARC Laureate Fellow Paul Griffiths and funded by the Australian Research Council, and the John Templeton Foundation. Our work contributes to Charles Perkins Centre’s integrative approach to research on non-communicable diseases (NCDs). We aim to harness the integrative potential of biological theory, and particularly evolutionary theory, in application to NCDs. A key methodology is to form interdisciplinary teams of scientists and philosophers whose combined expertise allows us to address otherwise intractable questions.








    
        
            	July 2019. T&MB speakers at ISHPSSB in Oslo, Norway. 
 L-R: Josh Christie, Peter Takacs, Pierrick Bourrat, Kate Lynch, Paul Griffiths, Carl Brusse


	May 2019 (L-R): Pierrick Bourrat (inset), Peter Takacs, Josh Christie, Stefan Gawronski, Elena Walsh, Ying Liu, Axel Constant, Caitrin Donovan, Kate Lynch, Paul Griffiths, Carl Brusse (on-screen)


	Nov 2018 (L-R): Ying Liu, Carl Brusse, Elena Walsh, Pierrick Bourrat, Yajuan Li, Peter Takacs, Stefan Gawronski, Caitrin Donovan, Paul Griffiths, Kate Lynch


	Feb 2017 (L-R): Brett Calcott (inset), Mischa Davenport, Elena Walsh, Stefan Gawronski, Kate Lynch, Arnaud Pocheville, Paul Griffiths, Pierrick Bourrat


	Sep 2015 (L-R): Brett Calcott (inset), Paul Griffiths, Arnaud Pocheville, Karola Stotz, Pierrick Bourrat, Qiaoying Lu, Stefan Gawronski, Wesley Fang




        

        
    







					

		
					
	
				


	
	
	


			
		

	


	

	
		
									
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