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Zinc-fingering genomic change

Observing epigenetics in zebrafish

Limits to virulence

In search of missing heritability

b o a r d o f d i r e c t o r s

Fred Winston, President 2009 (2010)Harvard Medical School

Trudi M. Schüpbach, Past President (2009)Princeton University

R. Scott Hawley, Vice President 2009 (2011)Stowers Institute for Medical Research

Trudy F. Mackay, Treasurer (2010)North Carolina State University

James E. Haber, Secretary (2009)Brandeis University

Mark Johnston, Editor-in-Chief (2013)University of Colorado-Denver

Victor R. Ambros (2009)Dartmouth Medical School

Nancy M. Bonini (2009)University of Pennsylvania

Sally A. Camper (2010)University of Michigan Medical School

Jay C. Dunlap (2011)Dartmouth Medical School

Douglas E. Koshland (2011)HHMI/Carnegie Institution of Washington

Charles H. Langley (2010)University of California, Davis

Susan T. Lovett (2010)Brandeis University

Tim Schedl (2009)Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis

Susan R. Wessler (2011)University of Georgia

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