Lisa A. Urry Lisa Urry (Chapter 1 and Units 1, 2, and 3) is
Professor of Biology and Chair of the Biology Department at Mills
College in Oakland, California, and a Visiting Scholar at the
University of California, Berkeley. After graduating from Tufts
University with a double major in biology and French, Lisa
completed her Ph.D. in molecular and developmental biology at
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the MIT/Woods Hole
Oceanographic Institution Joint Program. She has published a number
of research papers, most of them focused on gene expression during
embryonic and larval development in sea urchins. Lisa has taught a
variety of courses, from introductory biology to developmental
biology and senior seminar. As a part of her mission to increase
understanding of evolution, Lisa also teaches a nonmajors course
called Evolution for Future Presidents and is on the Teacher
Advisory Board for the Understanding Evolution website developed by
the University of California Museum of Paleontology. Lisa is also
deeply committed to promoting opportunities for women and
underrepresented minorities in science.
Michael L.
Cain Michael Cain (Units 4, 5, and 8) is an ecologist and
evolutionary biologist who is now writing full-time. Michael earned
a joint degree in biology and math at Bowdoin College, an M.Sc.
from Brown University, and a Ph.D. in ecology and evolutionary
biology from Cornell University. As a faculty member at NEW! Mexico
State University and Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, he taught
a wide range of courses, including introductory biology, ecology,
evolution, botany, and conservation biology. Michael is the author
of dozens of scientific papers on topics that include foraging
behavior in insects and plants, long-distance seed dispersal, and
speciation in crickets. Michael is also the lead author of an
ecology textbook.
Steven A. Wasserman Steve
Wasserman (Unit 7) is Professor of Biology at the University of
California, San Diego (UCSD). He earned his A.B. in biology from
Harvard University and his Ph.D. in biological sciences from MIT.
Through his research on regulatory pathway mechanisms in the fruit
fly Drosophila, Steve has contributed to the fields of
developmental biology, reproduction, and immunity. As a faculty
member at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and
UCSD, he has taught genetics, development, and physiology to
undergraduate, graduate, and medical students. He currently focuses
on teaching introductory biology. He has also served as the
research mentor for more than a dozen doctoral students and more
than 50 aspiring scientists at the undergraduate and high school
levels. Steve has been the recipient of distinguished scholar
awards from both the Markey Charitable Trust and the David and
Lucille Packard Foundation. In 2007, he received UCSD's
Distinguished Teaching Award for undergraduate teaching.
Peter V. Minorsky Peter Minorsky (Unit 6) is Professor
of Biology at Mercy College in New York, where he teaches
introductory biology, evolution, ecology, and botany. He received
his A.B. in biology from Vassar College and his Ph.D. in plant
physiology from Cornell University. He is also the science writer
for the journal Plant Physiology. After a postdoctoral fellowship
at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, Peter taught at Kenyon
College, Union College, Western Connecticut State University, and
Vassar College. His research interests concern how plants sense
environmental change. Peter received the 2008 Award for Teaching
Excellence at Mercy College.
Jane B. Reece The
head of the author team for recent editions of CAMPBELL BIOLOGY,
Jane Reece was Neil Campbell's longtime collaborator. Earlier, Jane
taught biology at Middlesex County College and Queensborough
Community College. She holds an A.B. in biology from Harvard
University, an M.S. in microbiology from Rutgers University, and a
Ph.D. in bacteriology from the University of California, Berkeley.
Jane's research as a doctoral student and postdoctoral fellow
focused on genetic recombination in bacteria. Besides her work on
the Campbell textbooks for biology majors, she has been an author
of Campbell Biology: Concepts & Connections, Campbell Essential
Biology, and The World of the Cell.
Neil A. Campbell Neil Campbell (1946-2004) combined the
investigative nature of a research scientist with the soul of an
experienced and caring teacher. He earned his M.A. in zoology from
the University of California, Los Angeles, and his Ph.D. in plant
biology from the University of California, Riverside, where he
received the Distinguished Alumnus Award in 2001. Neil published
numerous research articles on desert and coastal plants and how the
sensitive plant (Mimosa) and other legumes move their leaves. His
30 years of teaching in diverse environments included introductory
biology courses at Cornell University, Pomona College, and San
Bernardino Valley College, where he received the college's first
Outstanding Professor Award in 1986. He was a visiting scholar in
the Department of Botany and Plant Sciences at the University of
California, Riverside. Neil was the lead author of Campbell
Biology: Concepts & Connections, Campbell Essential Biology, and
CAMPBELL BIOLOGY.
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