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Biographical Sketch
Biology 881 – Current Topics in Biology Graduate students must be working in a research laboratory, attending and participating in a weekly laboratory meeting in order to enroll in this course. The course is one unit, credit/no credit only. Students wishing to enroll should request a permit number through their research advisor/major professor. Contact Info: [return to top of page]
Michael A. Goldman, Ph.D., Chair Department of Biology San Francisco State University 1600 Holloway Avenue San Francisco, CA 94132-1722 Tel: 415-338-1549 Fax: 415-338-6907 or -2295 Internet: goldman@sfsu.edu (the best way to contact Dr. Goldman)
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I did my undergraduate work in Biology at the University of
Rochester, and obtained a Ph.D. in evolutionary biology at Purdue
University in 1981. Turning to human genetics, I completed two
fellowships in Medical Genetics, one at Baylor College of Medicine in
Houston, the other at the University
of Washington in Seattle. I joined the faculty at San Francisco State
University
in 1988, where I am currently Professor and Chair of the Department of
Biology.
I teach general genetics for biology majors, developmental biology for
Cell
& Molecular Biology majors, and an interdisciplinary course on the
ethical
issues in science and technology. My research is in chromatin structure
and
the regulation of gene expression during mammalian development. Of
special
interest is the relationship between chromosome structural elements
called
nuclear matrix attachment regions (MARs) as boundaries of functional
chromatin
domains, studied through molecular methods and bioinformatics. I see
the
public understanding of science as a key need if science and society
are
to thrive. I speak to professional and general groups whenever
possible, and
I’ve talked about various issues like stem cell biology for TV and
radio call-in
audiences. I have written Op-Ed pieces or letters for the Los
Angeles
Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Sacramento Bee, the
San Francisco Chronicle and the New York Times,
as well
as a variety of technical articles, including those appearing in Science
and Nature Genetics. I am an Associate Editor for Chromosome
Research
and a contributing editor to Bio-IT World. I think the public
learns
much about science and bioethics from fiction, and I review novels
addressing
various aspects of genetic science and its implications, in venues like
Nature, Science, Nature Genetics and the San Francisco Chronicle.
