CURRICULUM VITAE

MARGARET ALIC

EDUCATION

Ph.D., Molecular Biology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Oregon Graduate Institute (now: Department of Environmental and Biomolecular Systems, OGI School of Science & Engineering, Oregon Health & Science University), Portland, Oregon, 1990.

B.A., Biology, Reed College, Portland, Oregon, 1972.

FREELANCE EXPERIENCE

Editing

Research papers, reviews, grant proposals, reports, and dissertations in the fields of molecular biology, genetics, biochemistry, biotechnology, and biomedical sciences for a world-wide clientele, 1997-present.

Freelance editor for Bioedit (www.bioedit.com), 2005-present.

Books

Margaret Alic, Women’s Changing Roles, Detroit: Gale Group, 2002.

Margaret Alic, Hypatia's Heritage: A History of Women in Science from Antiquity through the Nineteenth Century, London: The Women's Press, 1986, 2001; Boston: Beacon Press, 1986. German, Italian, Swedish, Spanish, Greek, and Japanese language editions.

Science and Technology

Contributor, Environmental Encyclopedia, 3rd ed., Detroit: Thomson Gale, 2003.

Contributor, How Products Are Made, Vols. 7, 8, 9, Detroit: Gale Group, 2002, 2003.

Contributor, World of Physics, Detroit: Gale Group, 2001.

Contributor, Gale Encyclopedia of Science, 2nd ed., Detroit: Gale Group, 2000.

Medicine

Contributor, Gale Encyclopedia of Senior Health: A Guide for Seniors and Their Care Givers, Detroit: Gale Cengage, 2008.

 

Contributor, The Gale Encyclopedia of Diets, Detroit: Gale Cengage, 2007.

 

Contributor, Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 3rd ed., Detroit: Thomson Gale, 2006.

 

Contributor, The Gale Encyclopedia of Children’s Health: Infancy Through Adolescence, Detroit: Thomson Gale, 2005.

 

Contributor, The Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer: A Guide to Cancer and Its Treatments, 1st and 2nd eds., Detroit: Thomson Gale, 2001, 2005.

 

Contributor, The Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine, 2nd ed., Detroit: Thomson Gale, 2004.

Contributor, The Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders, Detroit: Gale Group, 2001.

Psychology

Contributor, Psychology of Classroom Learning: An Encyclopedia, Detroit: Macmillan Reference USA, 2009.

Contributor, Gale Encyclopedia of Psychology, 2nd ed., Detroit: Gale Group, 2000.

Biography

Contributor, Contemporary Black Biography: Profiles from the International Black Community, Vols. 38-46, 48-64, 66, Detroit: Thomson Gale, 2003-2008.

 

Contributor, International Directory of Business Biographies, Detroit: Thomson Gale, 2004.

 

Contributor, Contemporary Hispanic Biography, Vols. 3, 4, Detroit: Gale Group, 2002, 2003.

Contributor and Editorial Advisor, Notable Women Scientists, Detroit: Gale Group, 1999.

History of Science

Alic, M. 1982. The History of Women in Science: A Women's Studies Course. Women's Studies International Forum 5:75-81.

Alic, M. 1981. Women and Technology in Ancient Alexandria: Maria and Hypatia. Women's Studies International Quarterly 4:305-312; reprinted in Women, Technology and Innovation, J. Rothschild, Ed., Oxford: Pergamon Press, pp. 305-312, 1982.

Indexing

John A. Alic, Trillions for Military Technology: How the Pentagon Innovates and Why It Costs So Much, New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

Research Scientist (Faculty), Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Oregon Graduate Institute of Science & Technology, Portland, Oregon, 1992-1997.

20 research publications in peer-reviewed journals, 1983-1998. Manuscript reviews for Molecular Microbiology, Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Journal of Bacteriology, Fungal Genetics Newsletter. Proposal reviews for U. S. Department of Energy, National Science Foundation.

Reviews

Gold, M. H. and M. Alic. 1993. Molecular Biology of the Lignin-Degrading Basidiomycete Phanerochaete chrysosporium. Microbiological Reviews 57:605-622.

Alic, M. and M. H. Gold. 1991. Genetics and Molecular Biology of the Lignin-Degrading Basidiomycete Phanerochaete chrysosporium. In More Gene Manipulations in Fungi, J. W. Bennett and L. L. Lasure, Eds., San Diego: Academic Press, pp. 319-341.

Funded Research Grants

National Science Foundation, "Regulation of Manganese Peroxidase Gene Expression," 1994-2000.

Medical Research Foundation of Oregon, "Gene Replacements and Gene Targeting in the Fungus Phanerochaete chrysosporium," 1993-1995.

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