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Appendix B: Biographical Information on Committee Members
Pages 125-129

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From page 125...
... His research in neurobiology has focused on vision and calcium signaling. Among his many honors, he is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and recipient of the AAAS Newcomb Cleveland Prize and the Distinguished Inventors Award from the Intellectual Property Owners Association.
From page 126...
... Hillis is director of the School of Biological Sciences and Ro ark Centennial Professor in the Section of Integrative Biology and the Institute of Cellular and Molecular Biology at the University of Texas at Austin. His research is on the evolution of biotic diversity and uses the techniques of molecular genetics to study relationships among populations, species, and higher taxa.
From page 127...
... Her research examines the interaction of Rhizobium bacteria with a host plant in symbiotic nitrogen fixation. She is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, and a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
From page 128...
... She is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and has received the National Medal of Science, the Warren Triennial Prize, and the Christopher Columbus Discovery Award in Biomedical Research, among many others. She teaches Principles of Biochemistry at Yale.
From page 129...
... He has been active with Project Kaleidoscope and chaired the NRC study committee that produced the report The Role of Scientists in the Professional Development of Science Teachers. His bachelor's degree is from Princeton University and his PhD is from California Institute of Technology.


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