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Nigel Crompton

Professor of Biology

Dr. Nigel Crompton earned his B.Sc. and M.Sc. from Manchester University in Manchester, United Kingdom. He received his Ph.D. from Justus Liebig University in Giessen, Germany, and his D.Sc. from Zurich University in Zurich, Switzerland. At Cornerstone, Crompton teaches Biology, Genetics, Molecular Cell Biology, Bioethics, Evolution and Origins and Neuroscience.

Crompton has published over 100 scientific papers, half of which are featured in peer-reviewed science journals. He also developed a biomedical test to predict the severity of patient response to cancer therapy.

Crompton is fluent in German and has led Bible study and fellowship groups in the UK, Germany, Switzerland and the United States.

Education

  • D.Sc., University of Zurich, Switzerland
  • Ph.D., Justus-Liedig University of Giessen, Germany
  • M.Sc., Victoria University of Manchester, England
  • B.Sc., Victoria University of Manchester, England

Selected Publications

  • Crompton. N.E.A., and Scholl, B. Mendel vs Darwin. Erbsenmerkmale und die Entstehung der Arten. Studium Integrale, 33, 89-96. (2026).
  • Crompton, N.E.A. Mendel’sche Artbildung und die Evolution der Hunde. W+W Special Paper B-26-4, pp 1-20. https://www.wort-und-wissen.org/wp-content/uploads/b-26-4_canidae.pdf (2026c).
  • Sprague, T., Edwards, S., and Crompton, N.E.A. Mendelian speciation: part 2—his Law of Population Development and the role of genetic drift. 40(2):88–95. (2026d).
  • Edwards, S., and Crompton, N.E.A. Mendelian speciation: part 1—his Law of Population Development and speciation in self-fertilizing organisms. 40(2):80–87. (2026c).
  • Crompton, N.E.A. Mendelian speciation: part 2—the origin of characters and traits. J. Creation 40(1):67–73. (2026b).
  • Crompton, N.E.A. Mendelian speciation: part 1—characters and traits. J. Creation 40(1):59–66. (2026a).
  • Crompton, N.E.A., and Sprague, T. Mendelian Speciation: his Law of Population Development and the Role of Genetic Drift. pp 77-121. In: A Creation Science Perspective on the Origin of Diversity in Biological Life, Proceedings of the First Nordic Creation Research Conference 2024. Eds. Ola Hössjer, Samuel Lampa and Göran Schmidt, STH Academic, Printon AS, Tallinn, Estonia. (2026). ISBN 978-91-986595-8-0.
  • Crompton, N.E.A. Mendel‘sche Artbildung: Merkmale und Merkmalsausprägungen. W+W Special Paper B-25-6, pp 1-22. https://www.wort-und-wissen.org/wp-content/uploads/b-25-6_mendels_erbsen.pdf (2025).
  • Crompton, N.E.A., and Sprague, T. Mendel‘sche Artbildung: sein Gesetz der Populationsentwicklung und die Rolle der Gendrift. W+W Special Paper B-25-2, pp 1-26. https://www.wort-und-wissen.org/wp-content/uploads/b-25-2_mendel-gendrift.pdf (2025).
  • Crompton, N.E.A. Die Vögel der Westindischen Inseln: Mendel‘sche Artbildung und adaptive Radiationen. W+W Special Paper B-25-1, pp 1-26. https://www.wort-und-wissen.org/wp-content/uploads/b-25-1_karibikvoegel.pdf (2025).
  • Crompton. N.E.A., and Junker, R. Schmetterlinge und Mendel’sche Artbildung. Studium Integrale, 31, 83-91. (2024).
  • Crompton, N.E.A., and Junker, R. Edel Falter. Factum 5, 38-41. (2024).
  • Crompton, N.E.A., Sprague, T., Truman, R., and Junker, R. Mendelian speciation: part 4— Adaptive radiations, J. Creation 38(2):104–111. (2024c).
  • Crompton, N.E.A., Sprague, T., Truman, R., and Junker, R. Mendelian speciation: part 3—fixation and reproductive isolation, J. Creation 38(2):96–103. (2024b).
  • Crompton, N.E.A., Sprague, T., Truman, R., and Junker, R. Mendelian speciation: part 2—latent genetic information, J. Creation 38(1):77–86. (2024a).
  • Crompton, N.E.A. Schmetterlinge und Mendel’sche Artbildung. W+W Special Paper B-23-2, pp 1-30. https://www.wort-und-wissen.org/wp-content/uploads/b-23-2_Schmetterlinge.pdf (2023).
  • Crompton, N.E.A., Sprague, T., Truman, R., and Junker, R. Mendelian speciation: part 1— what is the abundant source of significant biodiversity? J. Creation 37(3):110–120. (2023).
  • Crompton, N.E.A. Die Radiation der Silberschwert Gruppe. 2. Hybriden und die Geschichte der Silberschwerter. Studium Integrale, 30, 13-21. (2023).
  • Crompton, N.E.A. Die Radiation der Silberschwert Gruppe.1. Indizien für präexistente genetische Programme. Studium Integrale, 29, 80-89. (2022).
  • Crompton, N.E.A. Die Radiation der Silberschwert Gruppe (Familie Asteraceae) von Hawaii und die Rolle der Polyploidie. W+W Special Paper B-21-3, pp 1-30. https://www.wort-und-wissen.org/wp-content/uploads/b-21-3_silberschwert.pdf (2021).
  • Crompton, N.E.A. Mendel’sche Artbildung und die Entstehung der Arten. 3. Fortpflanzungsisolation und adaptive Radiationen. Studium Integrale, 27, 78-87. (2020).
  • Crompton, N.E.A. Mendel’sche Artbildung und die Entstehung der Arten. 2. Latent Information und präexistente genetische Programme. Studium Integrale, 27, 12-19. (2020).

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