Interviews by Jane Gitschier in PLoS Genetics

: Jane Gitschier brings her unique conversational style to this ongoing collection of interviews of interesting people in the world of science and genetics – from Nicholas Wade to Sir John Sulston, to David Botstein and Shirley Tilghman.

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Interviews

Off the Beaten Path: An Interview with Spencer Wells: "Picture, if you will, an Indiana Jones type, passionately delving into ancient mysteries, but in Wells's case, sunburned, hatless, and minus the whip."; doi:10.1371/journal.pgen.0030044
Knight in Common Armor: An Interview with Sir John Sulston: "How do you approach a man who has spearheaded and labored with his own hands on three major genetics projects, won a Nobel Prize, been knighted, and even had a building named after him?"; doi:10.1371/journal.pgen.0020225
Twenty Paces from History: An Interview with Soraya de Chadarevian: "One year later I took a sabbatical at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, grandchild of the noble Cavendish, and I had the opportunity to visit the author in her small office overlooking history."; doi:10.1371/journal.pgen.0020162
The Making of a President: An Interview with Shirley Tilghman: "To see one of our own at the helm of a major university is unquestionably inspirational. And for those of us with two X chromosomes, perhaps even more so."; doi:10.1371/journal.pgen.0020082
Willing to Do the Math: An Interview with David Botstein: "For those of you who are familiar with David, these words will likely fly off the page. There is little need to ply him with pre-formed questions; once you get him going, he is a verbal tsunami. His zeal is legendary, and his delight in people and ideas is palpable."; doi:10.1371/journal.pgen.0020079
Meeting a Fork in the Road: An Interview with Tom Cech: "Long before his meteoric rise to a Nobel Prize at age 42 and to the presidency of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) a decade later, Tom Cech was just another guy working down the hall from me."; doi:10.1371/journal.pgen.0010076
Turning the Tables: An Interview with Nicholas Wade: "Inside a small conference room, I fiddled with my tape recorder, cognizant of a pro watching this neophyte. I looked across to a British man with a soft voice, lively blue eyes, and a puckish grin."; doi:10.1371/journal.pgen.0010045
The Whole Side of It: An Interview with Neil Risch: "I managed to trap Neil in his bright new office on the ninth floor of the west tower off Parnassus Avenue. Still spartan, with only a computer, a phone, and a chair, the office's view spanned Golden Gate Park, the Marin headlands, and the Pacific Ocean."; doi:10.1371/journal.pgen.0010014