Bio

I have been on Stanford faculty for 46 years and have served as Chair of Department of Biological Sciences for 7 years. I have worked in field of DNA repair for my entire Stanford career, since we discovered excision-repair replication in 1963, and more recently the pathway of transcription coupled DNA repair. I enjoy teaching my freshman seminar, an undergraduate course in DNA replication, and a graduate course in DNA repair and genomic stability. Outside of Stanford I enjoy participating in conferences at ski resorts, as my favorite sport is skiing. I also enjoy long walks and bicycle riding with my wife, as well as travel to fascinating places worldwide.