Contributors

Eric Aamodt
Louisiana State University Health
Sciences Center, Shreveport
Gene Expression: Overview of Control

Maria Cristina Abilock
Applied Biosystems
Automated Sequencer
Cycle Sequencing
Protein Sequencing
Sequencing DNA

Ruth Abramson
University of South Carolina School of Medicine
Intelligence
Psychiatric Disorders
Sexual Orientation

Stanley Ambrose
University of Illinois
Population Bottleneck

Allison Ashley-Koch
Duke Center for Human Genetics
Disease, Genetics of
Fragile X Syndrome
Geneticist

David T. Auble
University of Virginia Health System
Transcription

Bruce Barshop
University of California, San Diego
Metabolic Disease

Mark A. Batzer
Louisiana State University
Pseudogenes
Repetitive DNA Elements
Transposable Genetic Elements

Robert C. Baumiller
Xavier University
Reproductive Technology
Reproductive Technology: Ethical Issues

Mary Beckman
Idaho Falls, Idaho
DNA Profiling
HIV

Samuel E. Bennett
Oregon State University
Department of Genetics
DNA Repair
Laboratory Technician
Molecular Biologist

Andrea Bernasconi
Cambridge University, U.K.
Multiple Alleles
Nondisjunction

C. William Birky, Jr.
University of Arizona
Inheritance, Extranuclear

Joanna Bloom
New York University Medical Center
Cell Cycle

Deborah Blum
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Science Writer

Bruce Blumberg
University of California, Irvine
Hormonal Regulation

Suzanne Bradshaw
University of Cincinnati
Transgenic Animals
Yeast

Carolyn J. Brown
University of British Columbia
Mosaicism

Michael J. Bumbulis
Baldwin-Wallace College
Blotting

Michael Buratovich
Spring Arbor College
Operon

Elof Carlson
The State Universtiy of New York, Stony Brook
Chromosomal Theory of Inheritance, History
Gene
Muller, Hermann
Polyploidy
Selection

Regina Carney
Duke University
College Professor

Shu G. Chen
Case Western Reserve University
Prion

Gwen V. Childs
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
In situ Hybridization

Cindy T. Christen
Iowa State University
Technical Writer

Patricia L. Clark
University of Notre Dame
Chaperones

Steven S. Clark
University of Wisconsin
Oncogenes

Nathaniel Comfort
George Washington University
McClintock, Barbara

P. Michael Conneally
Indiana University School of Medicine
Blood Type
Epistasis
Heterozygote Advantage

Howard Cooke
Western General Hospital: MRC
Human Genetics Unit
Chromosomes, Artificial

Denise E. Costich
Boyce Thompson Institute
Maize

Terri Creeden
March of Dimes
Birth Defects

Kenneth W. Culver
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Corporation
Genomics
Genomics Industry
Pharmaceutical Scientist

Mary B. Daly
Fox Chase Cancer Center
Breast Cancer

Pieter de Haseth
Case Western Reserve University
Transcription

Rob DeSalle
American Museum of Natural
History
Conservation Geneticist
Conservation Biology: Genetic Approaches

Elizabeth A. De Stasio
Lawerence University
Cloning Organisms

Danielle M. Dick
Indiana University
Behavior

Michael Dietrich
Dartmouth College
Nature of the Gene, History

Christine M. Disteche
University of Washington
X Chromosome

Gregory Michael Dorr
University of Alabama
Eugenics

Jennie Dusheck
Santa Cruz, California
Population Genetics

Susanne D. Dyby
U.S. Department of Agriculture: Center for Medical, Agricultural, and Veterinary Entomology
Classical Hybrid Genetics
Mendelian Genetics
Pleiotropy

Barbara Emberson Soots
Folsom, California
Agricultural Biotechnology

Susan E. Estabrooks
Duke Center for Human Genetics
Fertilization
Genetic Counselor
Genetic Testing

Stephen V. Faraone
Harvard Medical School
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Gerald L. Feldman
Wayne State University Center for
Molecular Medicine and Genetics
Down Syndrome

Linnea Fletcher
Bio-Link South Central Regional
Coordinater, Austin Community
College
Educator
Gel Electrophoresis
Marker Systems
Plasmid

Michael Fossel
Executive Director, American Aging
Association
Accelerated Aging: Progeria

Carol L. Freund
National Institute of Health: Warren G. Magnuson Clinical Center
Genetic Testing: Ethical Issues

Joseph G. Gall
Carnegie Institution
Centromere

Darrell R. Galloway
The Ohio State University
DNA Vaccines

Pierluigi Gambetti
Case Western Reserve University
Prion

Robert F. Garry
Tulane University School of
Medicine
Retrovirus
Virus
Perry Craig Gaskell, Jr.
Duke Center for Human Genetics
Alzheimer's Disease

Theresa Geiman
National Institute of Health: Laboratory of Receptor Biology and Gene Expression
Methylation

Seth G. N. Grant
University of Edinburgh
Embryonic Stem Cells
Gene Targeting
Rodent Models

Roy A. Gravel
University of Calgary
Tay-Sachs Disease

Nancy S. Green
March of Dimes
Birth Defects

Wayne W. Grody
UCLA School of Medicine
Cystic Fibrosis

Charles J. Grossman
Xavier University
Reproductive Technology
Reproductive Technology: Ethical Issues

Cynthia Guidi
University of Massachusetts Medical School
Chromosome, Eukaryotic

Patrick G. Guilfoile
Bemidji State University
DNA Footprinting
Microbiologist Recombinant DNA
Restriction Enzymes

Richard Haas
University of California Medical Center
Mitochondrial Diseases

William J. Hagan
College of St. Rose
Evolution, Molecular

Jonathan L. Haines
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Complex Traits
Human Disease Genes, Identification of
Mapping
McKusick, Victor

Michael A. Hauser
Duke Center for Human Genetics
DNA Microarrays
Gene Therapy

Leonard Hayflick
University of California
Telomere

Shaun Heaphy
University of Leicester, U.K.
Viroids and Virusoids

John Heddle
York University
Mutagenesis
Mutation
Mutation Rate

William Horton
Shriners Hospital for Children
Growth Disorders

Brian Hoyle
Square Rainbow Limited
Overlapping Genes

Anthony N. Imbalzano
University of Massachusetts Medical School
Chromosome, Eukaryotic

Nandita Jha
University of California, Los Angeles
Triplet Repeat Disease

John R. Jungck
Beloit College
Gene Families

Richard Karp
Department of Biological Sciences, University of Cincinnati
Transplantation

David H. Kass
Eastern Michigan University
Pseudogenes
Transposable Genetic Elements

Michael L. Kochman
University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center
Colon Cancer

Bill Kraus
Duke University Medical Center
Cardiovascular Disease

Steven Krawiec
Lehigh University
Genome

Mark A. Labow
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
Genomics
Genomics Industry
Pharmaceutical Scientist

Ricki Lewis
McGraw-Hill Higher Education; The Scientist
Bioremediation
Biotechnology: Ethical Issues Cloning: Ethical Issues
Genetically Modified Foods
Plant Genetic Engineer
Prenatal Diagnosis
Transgenic Organisms: Ethical Issues

Lasse Lindahl
University of Maryland, Baltimore
Ribozyme
RNA

David E. Loren
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Colon Cancer

Dennis N. Luck
Oberlin College
Biotechnology

Jeanne M. Lusher
Wayne State University School of
Medicine; Children's Hospital of Michigan
Hemophilia

Kamrin T. MacKnight
Medlen, Carroll, LLP: Patent, Trademark and Copyright Attorneys
Attorney
Legal Issues
Patenting Genes
Privacy

Jarema Malicki
Harvard Medical School
Zebrafish

Eden R. Martin
Duke Center for Human Genetics
Founder Effect
Inbreeding

William Mattox
University of Texas/Anderson Cancer Center
Sex Determination

Brent McCown
University of Wisconsin
Transgenic Plants

Elizabeth C. Melvin
Duke Center for Human Genetics
Gene Therapy: Ethical Issues
Pedigree

Ralph R. Meyer
University of Cincinnati
Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, History of
Chromosome, Eukaryotic
Genetic Code
Human Genome Project

Kenneth V. Mills
College of the Holy Cross
Post-translational Control

Jason H. Moore
Vanderbilt University Medical School
Quantitative Traits
Statistical Geneticist
Statistics

Dale Mosbaugh
Oregon State University: Center for Gene Research and Biotechnology
DNA Repair
Laboratory Technician
Molecular Biologist

Paul J. Muhlrad
University of Arizona
Alternative Splicing
Apoptosis
Arabidopsis thaliana
Cloning Genes
Combinatorial Chemistry
Fruit Fly: Drosophila
Internet
Model Organisms
Pharmacogenetics and Pharmacogenomics
Polymerase Chain Reaction

Cynthia A. Needham
Boston University School of Medicine
Archaea
Conjugation
Transgenic Microorganisms

R. John Nelson
University of Victoria
Balanced Polymorphism
Gene Flow
Genetic Drift
Polymorphisms
Speciation

Carol S. Newlon
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
Replication

Sophia A. Oliveria
Duke University Center for Human Genetics
Gene Discovery

Richard A. Padgett
Lerner Research Institute
RNA Processing

Michele Pagano
New York University Medical Center
Cell Cycle

Rebecca Pearlman
Johns Hopkins University
Probability

Fred W. Perrino
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
DNA Polymerases
Nucleases
Nucleotide

David Pimentel
Cornell University: College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Biopesticides

Toni I. Pollin
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Diabetes

Sandra G. Porter
Geospiza, Inc.
Homology

Eric A. Postel
Duke University Medical Center
Color Vision
Eye Color

Prema Rapuri
Creighton University
HPLC: High-Performance Liquid Chromatography

Anthony J. Recupero
Gene Logic
Bioinformatics
Biotechnology Entrepreneur
Proteomics

Diane C. Rein
BioComm Consultants
Clinical Geneticist
Nucleus
Roundworm: Caenorhabditis elegans
Severe Combined Immune Deficiency

Jacqueline Bebout Rimmler
Duke Center for Human Genetics
Chromosomal Aberrations

Keith Robertson
Epigenetic Gene Regulation and Cancer Institute
Methylation

Richard Robinson
Tucson, Arizona
Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome
Antisense Nucleotides
Cell, Eukaryotic
Crick, Francis
Delbrück, Max
Development, Genetic Control of
DNA Structure and Function, History
Eubacteria
Evolution of Genes
Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium
High-Throughput Screening
Immune System Genetics
Imprinting
Inheritance Patterns
Mass Spectrometry
Mendel, Gregor
Molecular Anthropology
Morgan, Thomas Hunt
Mutagen
Purification of DNA
RNA Interferance
RNA Polymerases
Transcription Factors
Twins
Watson, James

Richard J. Rose
Indiana University
Behavior

Howard C. Rosenbaum
Science Resource Center, Wildlife
Conservation Society
Conservation Geneticist
Conservation Biology: Genetic Approaches

Astrid M. Roy-Engel
Tulane University Health Sciences Center
Repetitive DNA Elements

Joellen M. Schildkraut
Duke University Medical Center
Public Health, Genetic Techniques in

Silke Schmidt
Duke Center for Human Genetics
Meiosis
Mitosis

David A. Scicchitano
New York University
Ames Test
Carcinogens

William K. Scott
Duke Center for Human Genetics
Aging and Life Span
Epidemiologist
Gene and Environment

Gerry Shaw
MacKnight Brain Institute of the University of Flordia
Signal Transduction

Alan R. Shuldiner
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Diabetes

Richard R. Sinden
Institute for Biosciences and Technology: Center for Genome Research
DNA

Paul K. Small
Eureka College
Antibiotic Resistance
Proteins Reading Frame

Marcy C. Speer
Duke Center for Human Genetics
Crossing Over
Founder Effect
Inbreeding
Individual Genetic Variation
Linkage and Recombination

Jeffrey M. Stajich
Duke Center for Human Genetics
Muscular Dystrophy

Judith E. Stenger
Duke Center for Human Genetics
Computational Biologist
Information Systems Manager

Frank H. Stephenson
Applied Biosystems
Automated Sequencer
Cycle Sequencing
Protein Sequencing
Sequencing DNA

Gregory Stewart
State University of West Georgia
Transduction
Transformation

Douglas J. C. Strathdee
University of Edinburgh
Embryonic Stem Cells
Gene Targeting
Rodent Models

Jeremy Sugarman
Duke University Department of Medicine
Genetic Testing: Ethical Issues

Caroline M. Tanner
Parkinson's Institute
Twins

Alice Telesnitsky
University of Michigan
Reverse Transcriptase

Daniel J. Tomso
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
DNA Libraries
Escherichia coli
Genetics

Angela Trepanier
Wayne State University Genetic
Counseling Graduate Program
Down Syndrome

Peter A. Underhill
Stanford University
Y Chromosome

Joelle van der Walt
Duke University Center for Human Genetics
Genotype and Phenotype

Jeffery M. Vance
Duke University Center for Human Genetics
Gene Discovery
Genomic Medicine
Genotype and Phenotype
Sanger, Fred

Gail Vance
Indiana University
Chromosomal Banding

Jeffrey T. Villinski
University of Texas/MD Anderson Cancer Center
Sex Determination

Sue Wallace
Santa Rosa, California
Hemoglobinopathies

Giles Watts
Children's Hospital Boston
Cancer
Tumor Suppressor Genes

Kirk Wilhelmsen
Ernest Gallo Clinic & Research Center
Addiction

Michelle P. Winn
Duke University Medical Center
Physician Scientist

Chantelle Wolpert
Duke University Center for Human Genetics
Genetic Counseling
Genetic Discrimination
Nomenclature
Population Screening

Harry H. Wright
University of South Carolina School of Medicine
Intelligence
Psychiatric Disorders
Sexual Orientation

Janice Zengel
University of Maryland, Baltimore
Ribosome
Translation

Stephan Zweifel
Carleton College
Mitochondrial Genome