http://www.biotech.iastate.edu/publications/biotech_update/April_1999.html#l isa Meet ISU's New Biotechnology Industrial Liaison --- Lisa Lorenzen Dahl Lisa Lorenzen Dahl is Iowa State University's new Biotechnology Industrial Liaison. She will help industries utilize ISU's research, business, and educational resources and will collaborate with economic development organizations to foster business development in Iowa. Lorenzen earned a Ph.D. in genetics at ISU and was employed for five years as a computational biologist by Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., in Johnston, Iowa. Her responsibilities for Pioneer included technology scouting, managing computational aspects of the company's genomics technology partners, and identifying and implementing data analysis and presentation tools. Known for her expertise in computational biology, Lorenzen has given numerous presentations about genomic tools and resources at scientific and commodity group events throughout the United States. During her graduate school years at ISU, Lorenzen worked with Dr. Randy Shoemaker, Agronomy/USDA-ARS, on research projects exploring alternate methods of analyzing soybean cultivars with RFLP's. She designed and implemented a soybean genome database for a U.S. Department of Agriculture project at ISU and coordinated the establishment of genome databases for other plant species. She also taught introductory biology laboratory courses for undergraduates. She has served on the governing board of the Iowa Math and Science Coalition since 1997. "I am very pleased to welcome Dr. Lorenzen Dahl back to Iowa State University," said Patricia B. Swan, Vice Provost for Research and Advanced Studies and administrator of ISU's biotechnology program. "Starting with the strong academic foundation she obtained here, Lisa has built a highly successful career in industry. I am confident that ISU's biotechnology program and the state's biotechnology industries will benefit from her expertise." Lorenzen began her employment at ISU on March 1. She may be contacted at the Office of Biotechnology, 1210 Molecular Biology Building, ISU, Ames, Iowa 50011-3260, phone 515-294-0926, fax 515-294-4629, e-mail [log in to unmask] ### - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - For SC email list T-and-C, send: GET TERMS-AND-CONDITIONS.CURRENT to [log in to unmask]