Dr Margaret Alic - Molecular Biology/Biochemistry

Dr Margaret Alic earned her Ph.D. in molecular biology from the Oregon Graduate Institute and subsequently joined the faculty. She spent 15 years studying the biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology of wood-degrading fungi and has published more than 20 research papers. For the past 8 years, Dr Alic has worked as a science and medical writer and editor. She is the author of Hypatia’s Heritage: A History of Women in Science from Antiquity through the Nineteenth Century, which is available in various editions including Japanese.