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
B.A., Biology,
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,
Margaret Alic, Hypatia's Heritage: A History of Women in Science from
Antiquity through the Nineteenth Century,
Science and Technology
Contributor, Environmental
Encyclopedia, 3rd ed.,
Contributor, How Products Are Made, Vols. 7, 8, 9,
Contributor, World of Physics,
Contributor, Gale Encyclopedia of Science, 2nd ed.,
Medicine
Contributor,
Gale Encyclopedia of Senior Health: A
Guide for Seniors and Their Care Givers,
Contributor, The Gale
Encyclopedia of Diets,
Contributor, Gale
Encyclopedia of Medicine, 3rd ed.,
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.