R. Scott Hawley is a Senior Scientist at the Stowers
Institute of Medical Research. Before joining the Stowers Institute
in 2001, he was a Professor of Genetics at the University of
California at Davis for 10 years. An accomplished textbook author,
he has also published over 50 papers and articles in scientific
journals. He has also served on the Board of Directors of the
Genetics Society of America and is currently on the Editorial Board
of Genetics.
Michelle Walker is an Intellectual Property Specialist
for Galileo Laboratories in Santa Clara, California. She earned an
MS in Genetics from the University of California at Davis, has
written several scientific articles, served as an Editor for the
entomological journal Sociobiology, and spent numerous hours
volunteering her time in the field of bioethics and as a scientific
mentor for inner-city children.
