Steven A. Frank

Steven A. Frank is the Donald Bren Professor and UCI Distinguished Professor at the University of California, Irvine. His research integrates evolutionary theory with cancer biology, genetics, and systems biology. Frank's work focuses on understanding how evolutionary principles shape biological systems, particularly in cancer development, regulatory networks, and microbial ecology. He has authored influential books including Dynamics of Cancer and Foundations of Social Evolution.

Research Interests:

• Evolutionary mechanisms in cancer and aging
• Regulatory networks and robustness
• Genomic conflict and cooperation
• Evolutionary dynamics of microbial communities

Publications highlight innovative approaches such as applying control theory to biological systems and bridging evolutionary theory with machine learning. Frank's work emphasizes interdisciplinary methods to address questions in oncology, genetics, and ecology.