Meet the Editors
Caroline Ash
Senior Editor
Education: B.Sc., Ph.D., Leeds University
Areas of responsibility: Reviews; microbiology, parasitology, infectious diseases, virology, epidemiology, ocean ecology, evolution
Phone +44 1223 326500
e-mail: cash{at}science-int.co.uk
Gilbert J. Chin
Senior Editor
Education: A.B., Ph.D., Harvard University
Areas of responsibility: Editors' Choice; biophysics, structural biochemistry, psychology, cognitive neuroscience, computers, mathematics
Phone: +1 202-326-6745; e-mail: gchin{at}aaas.org
Lisa D. Chong
Senior Editor
Perspectives Editor
Education: B.A., Cornell University; Ph.D., Yale University
Areas of responsibility: Signal transduction, cell biology, cellular neurobiology
Phone: +1 202-326-7060; e-mail: lchong{at}aaas.org
Maria J. Cruz
Associate Editor
Education: B.Sc., Technical University of Lisbon; D.Phil., University of Oxford
Areas of responsibility: astronomy, planetary sciences
e-mail: mcruz{at}science-int.co.uk
Julia Fahrenkamp-Uppenbrink
Senior Editor, London Office
Perspectives Editor
Education: Intermediate Diploma in Chemistry, Free University, Berlin, Germany; Ph.D., University of Cambridge
Areas of responsibility: Physical science Perspectives, chemistry, climate, science policy, history of science
e-mail: jfahrenkamp{at}science-int.co.uk
R. Brooks Hanson
Deputy Editor, Physical Sciences
Education: B.S., Bucknell University; Ph.D., University of California at Los Angeles
Areas of responsibility: General inquiries about manuscripts, editorial policy, or procedures;
hydrology, paleontology, anthropology, archaeology, numerical modeling, social sciences, computer science
Phone: +1 202-326-6506; e-mail: bhanson{at}aaas.org
Pamela J. Hines
Senior Editor
Editor, Education Forum
Education: A.B., Oberlin College; M.S., University of Wisconsin; Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University
Areas of responsibility: Plant science, developmental neurobiology, developmental biology, stem cells, evolution, education
Phone: +1 202-326-6509; e-mail: phines{at}aaas.org
Stella M. Hurtley
Senior Editor
Education: B.A., University of Cambridge; Ph.D., European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Heidelberg
Areas of responsibility: This Week in Science; cell biology, cellular microbiology, membrane traffic, protein targeting, protein folding, organelle biogenesis, cytoskeleton, cell polarity, prion biology
e-mail: shurtley{at}science-int.co.uk
Barbara R. Jasny
Deputy Editor, Commentary
Education: B.A., New York University; Ph.D., The Rockefeller University
Areas of responsibility: general inquiries about Commentary section; Policy Forum; genomics, genetics, biomedicine, molecular evolution, public policy, economics, sociology
Phone: +1 202-326-6515; e-mail: bjasny{at}aaas.org
Paula A. Kiberstis
Senior Editor, Boston Office
Education: B.A., University of Massachusetts; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin
Areas of responsibility: Cancer, biomedicine, molecular and cell biology, virology
Phone: +1 978-465-1562; Fax: +1 978-465-1563; e-mail: pkiberst{at}aaas.org
Marc S. Lavine
Senior Editor, Toronto Office
Education: B.A. Sc., University of Toronto; Ph.D., University of Cambridge
Areas of responsibility: Materials science, chemistry, applied physics
Phone: +1 905-747-0754; e-mail: mlavine{at}aaas.org
Kristen L. Mueller
Associate Editor
Education: B.A., Carleton College; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Areas of responsibility: Immunology
Phone: +1 202-326-6712; e-mail: kmueller{at}aaas.org
Ian S. Osborne
Senior Editor
Education: B.S., Ph.D., University of Dundee
Areas of responsibility: Physics, applied physics, materials science, engineering, mathematics
e-mail: iosborne{at}science-int.co.uk
Beverly A. Purnell
Senior Editor
Education: B.S., Shepherd College; M.S., The Pennsylvania State University; Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University
Areas of responsibility: Transcription, molecular biology, developmental biology, gene regulation, mRNA translation, chromatin structure and function, functional genomics, reproductive biology, signal transduction (as relates to gene expression)
Phone: +1 410 734 0307; Fax: +1 410-734-0311; e-mail: bpurnell{at}aaas.org
L. Bryan Ray
Senior Editor
Science Signaling
Education: A.B., University of California, Berkeley; Ph.D., University of Virginia
Areas of responsibility: Science Signaling; signal transduction, systems biology, protein and gene networks, cell cycle, cell death
Phone: +1 202-326-6531; e-mail: bray{at}aaas.org
Guy Riddihough
Senior Editor
Education: B.S., Imperial College, London; PhD., King's College, Cambridge
Areas of responsibility: Brevia; DNA metabolism (replication, recombination, and repair), RNA metabolism (small RNAs, splicing, silencing, and decay), nuclear architecture, chromatin structure and function, chromosome structure and dynamics, origin of life, and molecular evolution.
Phone: +1 202-326-7097; e-mail: griddiho{at}aaas.org
H. Jesse Smith
Senior Editor
Education: B.S., University of California, Santa Barbara; M.S., University of California, San Diego; Ph.D., Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego
Areas of responsibility: Paleoclimate, paleoceanography, climate change, atmospheric science, ocean science
Phone: +1 202-326-6556; e-mail: hjsmith{at}aaas.org
Peter Stern
Senior Editor
Education: M.D., University of Frankfurt Medical School; Ph.D., University of Heidelberg
Areas of responsibility: Cellular and molecular neurobiology, systems neurobiology, ion channels, electrophysiology, neurological diseases, neuropharmacology
e-mail: pstern{at}science-int.co.uk
Andrew M. Sugden
International Managing Editor
Education: B.A., D.Phil., University of Oxford
Areas of responsibility: Ecology, evolution, systematics, paleontology, conservation biology
e-mail: asugden{at}science-int.co.uk
Sherman J. Suter
Book Review Editor
Education: B.A., Pomona College; M.S., University of Arizona; Ph.D., University of Chicago
Areas of Interest: Book Reviews; evolution, ecology, paleobiology, geology, conservation biology, history and philosophy of science
Phone: +1 202-326-6523; e-mail: ssuter{at}aaas.org
Phillip D. Szuromi
Supervisory Senior Editor
Education: B.S., Harvey Mudd College; Ph.D., California Institute of Technology
Areas of responsibility: This Week in Science; Chemistry, physics, materials science
Phone: +1 202-326-6547; e-mail: pszuromi{at}aaas.org
Valda J. Vinson
Senior Editor
Education: B.S., University of Natal; Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University
Areas of responsibility: Perspectives; structural biology, proteomics, biophysics, biochemistry
Phone: +1 202-326-6571; email: vvinson{at}aaas.org
Brad Wible
Senior Editor
Commentary Editor
Education: B.S., Drexel University; Ph.D., Northwestern University
Areas of responsibility: Science policy, education, cognitive neuroscience, psychology, sociology, economics
Phone: +1 202-326-6594; email: bwible{at}aaas.org
Nicholas S. Wigginton
Associate Editor
Education: B.S., Michigan State University; Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
Areas of responsibility: Earth and environmental sciences, biogeochemistry, mineralogy, geomicrobiology
Phone: +1 202-326-7021; email: nwiggint{at}aaas.org
Stewart Wills
Online Editor
Education: B.A., University of California, Los Angeles; B.S., Rutgers University; Ph.D., Columbia University/Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Areas of responsibility: Science Magazine Web site, special Web features
Phone: +1 202-326-6521; swills@aaas.org
Jake S. Yeston
Senior Editor
Education: B.A., Harvard University; Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley
Areas of responsibility: Chemistry, applied physics
Phone: +1 202-326-6530; email: jyeston{at}aaas.org
Laura M. Zahn
Associate Editor
Education: B.A., Smith College; Ph.D., University of Arizona
Areas of responsibility: Plant sciences, evolution, genetics, genomics, ecology
Phone: +1 202-326-7036; email: lzahn{at}aaas.org
