Ricki Lewis has built a multifaceted career
around communicating the excitement of
life science, especially genetics and biotechnology.
She earned her Ph.D. in genetics
in 1980 from Indiana University, working
with homeotic mutations in Drosophila
melanogaster.
Ricki is the original author of Life, an
introductory biology text; co-author of two
human anatomy and physiology textbooks;
and author of Discovery: Windows on the
Life Sciences, an essay collection about
research and the nature of scientific investigation.
She writes frequently on research
and news in genetics, biotechnology, and
neuroscience for several magazines. Since
1980, Ricki has published widely, including
one of the first stories on DNA fingerprinting
in Discover magazine. She has taught a
variety of life science courses at Miami
University, the University at Albany, Empire
State College, and community colleges.
Ricki has been a genetic counselor for a
large private medical practice in
Schenectady, NY, since 1984, and recently
became a hospice volunteer. She enjoys
travel, often to give talks on genomes, stem
cell biology, and media coverage of biology
and health.
Ricki lives in upstate New York with
chemist husband Larry, three daughters,
and many cats.
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