Michael Cox
Expert on recombinational DNA repair, bacterial evolution and forensic DNA analysis
Professor, biochemistry College of Agricultural and Life Sciences Work: 608-262-1181 — Home and cell phones available upon request cox@biochem.wisc.edu Home page
Topics
- DNA repair processes in bacteria
- Bacterial evolution
- Resistance to ionizing radiation
- Forensic DNA analysis
- Undergraduate science education
Achievements
- Author of more than 200 research publications
- Author of world's most widely used general biochemistry textbook, Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry (six editions)
- Five patents
- Regents' Teaching Excellence Award, 2009, and College of Agricultural and Life Sciences Spitzer Teaching Award, 1994
- Organized five international conferences
- Member and elected councilor for the American Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and American Association for the Advancement of Science