Deborah M. Gordon

Deborah M. Gordon
Born	(1955-12-30) December 30, 1955 (age 68)
Alma mater	Oberlin College Stanford University Duke University
Known for	Red harvester ant colony behavior
Awards	Junior Fellow, Harvard Society of Fellows (1984) Fellow, Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences (1997, 2001) Guggenheim Fellowship (2001) Fellow, California Academy of Sciences (2007) Fellow, Animal Behavior Society (2017)
Scientific career
Fields	Biology Myrmecology
Institutions	Harvard University University of Oxford Imperial College London Stanford University

Deborah M. Gordon (born December 30, 1955) is an American biologist best known for her impactful research in the behavioral ecology of ants and her studies on the operations of ant colonies without a central control. In addition to overseeing The Gordon Lab, she is currently a Professor of Biology at Stanford University.^[1]