Biografisk notat

Ronnee Yashon is a nationally known expert in teaching genetics, ethics, and law on all levels. She has a background in teaching in the high school, undergraduate, graduate, and law school levels. Her case study methodology for introducing bioethics and law in the curriculum uses simple, personalized, and current scenarios that involve the students in decision-making. Ronnee has presented this case study method all over the country, and she has six case study books.

Michael R. Cummings is the author or coauthor of several leading college textbooks, including Human Heredity Principles and Issues, Concepts of Genetics, and Essentials of Genetics. He also authored an introductory biology text for non-majors titled Biology: Science and Life. For several years, he wrote and published a newsletter about advances in human genetics for instructors and students. He was a faculty member at the University of Illinois at Chicago for over 25 years and was recognized as an outstanding faculty member.