Lawrence B. Schook
     Graduate student
     Adviser: Richard S. Berk
     Degree: Ph.D., 1978
     Title of thesis: Inorganic sulfur metabolism in the           heterotroph Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Contact information (as of 4/15/04):
     Professor of Comparative Genomics
     Theme Leader, Institute of Genomic Biology
     University of Illinois
     1201 W. Gregory Drive
     Urbana, IL 61801
     Ph: (217) 265-5326
     Fax: (217) 244-5617
     Work email: schook@uiuc.edu
             Link to Larry at UIUC                    Home email: NA

Current activity: Leading genomic efforts in developing animal models for regenerative biology and tissue engineering. Chairing international efforts to sequence the pig genome and to promote the pig in biomedical research.

Personal: Happily married and proud parent of twin sons (graduates of U. Wisconsin and Lawrence University) who are pursuing law (Marquette) and pathogenesis (Northwestern) and daughter (pre-med Columbia University). Have become addicted to blue water sailing and travels around the world.