Professor Ernst Mayr, the scientist renowned as the father of modern biology, will celebrate his 100th birthday tomorrow by leading a scathing attack on creationism.

The evolutionary biologist, who is already acclaimed as one of the most prolific researchers of all time, has no intention of retiring and is shortly to publish new research that dismantles the fashionable creationist doctrine of “intelligent design”.

Although he has reluctantly cut his workload since a serious bout of pneumonia 18 months ago, Prof. Mayr has remained an active scientist at Harvard University throughout his 90s. He has written five books since his 90th birthday and is researching five academic papers. One of these, scheduled to appear later this year, will examine how “intelligent design” — the latest way in which creationists have sought to present a divine origin of the world — was thoroughly refuted by Charles Darwin a century and a half ago.

His work is motivated in part by a sense of exasperation at the re-emergence of creationism in the USA, which he compares unfavourably with the widespread acceptance of evolution that he encountered while growing up in early 20th-century Germany.

The states of Florida, Mississippi, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky and Oklahoma currently omit the word “evolution” from their curriculums. The Alabama state board of education has voted to include disclaimers in textbooks describing evolution as a theory. In Georgia, the word “evolution” was banned from the science curriculum after the state’s schools superintendent described it as a “controversial buzzword”.

Fierce protest, including criticism from Jimmy Carter, the former President, reversed this.

Prof. Mayr, who will celebrate his 100th birthday at his holiday home in New Hampshire with his two daughters, five grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren, was born on 5 July 1905 in Kempten, Germany. He took a PhD in zoology at the University of Berlin, before travelling to New Guinea in 1928 to study its diverse bird life. On his return in 1930 he emigrated to the USA. His most famous work, Systematics and the Origin of Species, was published in 1942 and is regarded still as a canonical work of biology.

It effectively founded the modern discipline by combining Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection with Gregor Mendel’s genetics, showing how the two were compatible. Prof. Mayr redefined what scientists mean by a species, using interbreeding as a guide. If two varieties of duck or vole do not interbreed, they cannot be the same species.

Prof. Mayr has won all three of the awards sometimes termed the “triple crown” of biology — the Balzan Prize, the Crafoord Prize and the International Prize for Biology. Although he formally retired in 1975, he has been active as an Emeritus Professor ever since and has recently written extensively on the philosophy of biology.

99 and still fighting God

‘Darwin’s disciple’ speaks out

by Michael Matthews, AiG-US

8 December 2003

Ernst Mayr, once called ‘the world’s greatest living evolutionary biologist,’ has lost little of his fire. A revealing interview with The Scientist, simply titled ‘Ernst Mayr, Darwin’s Disciple,’ shows how spry he continues to be at age 99.1 His comments are instructive for Christians concerned about the battle for biblical authority. Darwin, the most influential modern man

Mayr, a brilliant scientist who can read eight languages and has received numerous awards for his work, considers Darwin his ‘hero.’ He told the interviewer why he esteems Darwin so highly: ‘He had the greatest impact on the thinking of modern man.’

Mayr is close to the mark. During an earlier speech at Stockholm, upon receiving the prestigious Crafoord Prize, Mayr put Darwin’s influence in perspective:

‘Great minds shape the thinking of successive historical periods. Luther and Calvin inspired the Reformation; Locke, Leibniz, Voltaire and Rousseau, the Enlightenment. Modern thought is most dependent on the influence of Charles Darwin.’2

Atheists are religious, too

And how has Darwin shaped modern thought? Though The Scientist does not mention it, Mayr is an atheist (see A Who’s Who of evolutionists). During the interview, Mayr admits something that his fellow atheistic biologists are not usually so candid about:

‘All of the atheists I know are highly religious; it just doesn’t mean believing in the Bible or God. Religion is the basic belief system of the person. Mankind wants the answers to all unanswerable questions.’

In Mayr’s view, Darwin has supplied atheists with an alternative worldview that allows them to answer the great questions of life. As he wrote in his recent book, What Evolution Is (Basic Books, New York, 2001), Mayr has found an alternative to the worldview based on Genesis: ‘We still treasure these [creation] stories as part of our cultural heritage, but we turn to science when we want to learn the real truth about the history of the world’ (p. 5).

In his interview, Mayr’s words betray his zealotry against God. He lets slip how much he loathes Christians who build their understanding of world history on God’s Word. Asked whether ‘science’ today is still affected by ‘nonscientific beliefs,’ he snipped, ‘Eighty percent of the South still rejects evolution.’

In other words, Mayr thinks the Bible Belt in the southern United States—where Darwin is still unpopular—is the last great holdout of anti-science ignoramuses. Like Darwin (see Darwin’s real message: have you missed it?), Mayr is on a mission against God’s Word and Christians who dare to believe it.

Mistakes are common, but evolution never in doubt

There’s a lesson here, for Christians.

The debate is clearly not about a dispassionate evaluation of the facts. Atheists—and everyone else who advocates a history that stretches for millions of years—are committed to a view of history that is contrary to the Bible. Their zeal has a religious component, even fervor.

There’s another lesson for Christians. Those who hold this preconceived bias won’t admit that they’re driven by philosophical assumptions. Sure, they recognize that Christians start with assumptions: God is true and His written record (including a recent creation and worldwide Flood) is perfect. But they won’t admit their own assumptions: God does not exist and everything we see today occurred by natural processes over millions of years. (For a discussion of religious/philosophical bias among men like Mayr, see Dare to question the materialist high priests.)

No new ‘facts’ will convince the confirmed believer in this false history.

Mayr admits that he’s made lots of mistakes over the years and his work is filled with speculation. Asked, ‘Were you ever wrong?’ he answers, ‘On many things. A good scientist goes beyond the data he has. … In 1950, I published a paper on the evolution of man. On some things, I was not right, but … you can propose these ideas and stimulate thinking.’

What’s the solution?

The life of Ernst Mayr should give Christians pause about their strategy for reaching the culture and converting the lost. Here is a brilliant scientist and a keen intellect, who has kept up with the latest scientific research for the past eight decades, but in all that time he has not wavered in his zeal for evolution.

The problem is not his ignorance of the facts. This is a spiritual battle.

While it is vitally important that Christians answer the attacks on God’s Word and show how science is consistent with the Bible (1 Peter 3:15), we also must expose the foundational problem: man’s corrupt heart. Like Paul’s generation, modern man can see God’s eternal power and godhead in His creation, but they ‘became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened’ (Romans 1:21; see Creation: ‘Where’s the proof?’). Sinful man willfully refuses to be accountable to His Creator.

If you believe in God’s Word, beginning with the very first verse, you have an exciting challenge before you. The challenge is both more difficult and simpler than you might imagine. More difficult, because it is impossible for ‘the natural man’ to receive spiritual truth (1 Corinthians 2:14). Simpler, because it is a spiritual battle, and the Lord is greater than our spiritual enemy, the devil (1 John 4:4).

It’s our job to give out the truth, to be armed and equipped so that we can ‘give an answer’ (1 Peter 3:15), gently and respectfully. But it is the Lord who changes hearts as we follow that command, using the best available materials and arguments (2 Cor. 10:5).

References and notes

1. Bahls, C., The Scientist 17(22):17, 17 November 2003. Return to text.
2. Mayr, E., Darwin’s influence on modern thought, Botany online, , based on a 23 September 1999 lecture on receiving the Crafoord Prize from the Royal Swedish Academy of Science. Return to text.

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Here are some other scientists, like dmcnash, who do not believe the evolution model.

Creation Scientists in the Biological Sciences

Scientists in the Physical Sciences - Scientist List FAQ

Below is a partial list of creation scientists in the biological sciences. Scientists do not work for ICR unless indicated. (Reprint Info)

Duane Gish Ph.D. Duane Gish, Ph.D. Biochemistry (ICR)
He has a B.S. in Chemistry from UCLA and a Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the University of California (Berkeley). He spent a total of 18 years in biochemical research; with Cornell University Medical College (NYC), with the Virus Laboratory, U of Cal-Berkley and and on the research staff of the Upjohn Pharmaceutical Company (Michigan). He has published approximately 40 articles in scientific journals.

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Ken Cumming, Ph.D. Biology (ICR)
He has a B.S. in Biology/Chemistry with honors from Tufts University, a Masters in Biology from Harvard, and the Ph.D. in Biology with a major in Ecology and a minor in Biochemistry from Harvard University. He has been on the faculties at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech), the University of Wisconsin at La Crosse, and Western Wisconsin Technological Institute at La Crosse. During this time, he supervised five doctoral dissertations and about twenty-give master's thesis on a wide range of biological topics. He spent nineteen years with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Dr. Cumming is presently preparing a video which he made on a recent visit to the Galapagos Islands which discusses the diversity of species in relation to the traditional interpretation of speciation.

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David Dewitt, Ph.D. Neuroscience (Adjunct Faculty for ICR)
He has a B.S. in Biochemistry from Michigan State University and a Ph.D. in Neuroscience from Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine. His professional memberships include the Society for Neuroscience and the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine.

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Frank Sherwin, MA Frank Sherwin, M.A. Zoology (Parasitology) (ICR)
He has a B.A. in Biology from Western State College in Colorado and an M.A. in Zoology from the University of Northern Colorado. Frank's specialty is parasitology. He discovered a new species of parasite, a nematode of the family Acuariidae. He published his research in the peer-reviewed Journal of Parasitology with the late Dr. G.D. Schmidt. Before coming to work for ICR, Frank taught Human Physiology & Anatomy, Medical Microbiology, Parasitology, General Biology I & II and Cell Biology for 9 years at Pensecola Christian College. He is a member of the American Society of Parasitologists and the Helminthological Society of Washington.

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Todd C Wood, Ph.D. Todd C. Wood, Ph.D. Biochemistry/Genomics
He has a B.S. in Biology (highest honors) from Liberty University, a Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the University of Virginia, and a Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship in Genomics from Clemson University. He served as Research Assistant Professor and Director of Bioinformatics from the year 1999 to 2000 and Adjunct Professor, Departments of Crop & Soil Sciences and Genetics from the year 2000 to 2001 at the Clemson University Genomics Institute. Dr. Wood is currently Adjunct Professor of Natural Sciences at Bryan College, Tennessee. He has published articles in secular journals like The American Journal of Human Genetics, Science, Theoretical and Applied Genetics, and Genome Research on biochemistry, genetics, and genomics. Dr. Wood is also a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution, and the Society for Systematic Biology. He is also on the National Science Foundation adivsory committee for research project "Genomics of Polyploids," 2001-05.

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Robert Franks. M.D. Robert Franks, M.D. (Adjunct Faculty/Board Member)
He has a B.A. in Zoology (Magna Cum Laude) from San Diego State University, and a M.D. from UCLA. Dr. Franks has practiced medicine (general practice) for over forty years in San Diego. He currently teaches Introduction to Clinical Medicine at UCSD. He teaches Human Anatomy and Pathology here at the ICR graduate school. Dr. Franks has published research on Scalene Node Biopsy and Pulmonary Embolism.

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Robert Eckel, Ph.D. Robert H. Eckel, M.D. (Technical Advisory Board)
He has a B.S. in Bacteriology from the University of Cincinnati and a M.D. from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. Dr. Eckel has authored over 120 papers and presented over 160 abstracts at both regional and national meetings. He has received over 60 research awards and has been a reviewer for over sixty journals including the American Journal of Medicine where he currently serves on the editorial board. Dr. Eckel is also chairman of the nutritional committee of the American Heart Association. He is currently professor of Medicine at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado. He has also taught Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Genetics.

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Gary Parker, Ed.D. Biology (Adjunct Faculty for ICR)
He has a B.A. in Biology/Chemistry(high honors) from Wabash College, Crawfordville, IN, a M.S. in Biology/Physiology, and an Ed.D. in Biology with a cognate in Paleontology from Ball State University. Dr. Parker earned several academic awards, including admission to Phi Beta Kappa (the national scholastic honorary), election to the American Society of Zoologists (for his research on tadpoles), and a fifteen-month fellowship award from the National Science Foundation. He also wrote five secular books including: The Structure and Function of the Cell, DNA: The Key to Life, Mitosis and Meiosis, Heredity, and Life's Basis: Biomolecules. Dr. Parker's masters thesis concerning amphibian endocrinology was published in Copeia and a summary of his doctoral dissertation on programmed instruction was published in the Journal of College Science Teaching. He has taught biology at Eastern Baptist College, Dordt College, Clearwater Christian College, Christian Heritage College, and ICR's Graduate School.

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Bert Thompson, Ph.D. Microbiology
He has a B.S. in Biology from Abilene Christian University and a M.S. and Ph.D. in Microbiology from Texas A&M. Dr. Thompson is a former professor in the College of Veterinary Medicine at Texas A&M, where he also served as Coordinator of the Cooperative Education Program in Biomedical Science. He is also a member of the American Society of Microbiology.

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David Menton, Ph.D. Cell Biology (Technical Advisory Board)
He has a B.A. in Biology from Mankato State University and a Ph.D. in Cell Biology from Brown University. Dr. Menton is Professor Emeritus of Anatomy at Washington U. School of Medicine. He was Associate Professor of Anatomy for over 30 years. He received the "Distinguished Service Teaching Award" in 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, named "Teacher of the Year" 1979 and was elected "Professor of the Year" in 1998 by the Class of 2000. He has also been Profiled in 'American Men and Women of Science - A Biographical Directory of Today's Leaders in Physical, Biological and Related Sciences' for almost two decades.

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Raymond V. Damadian, M.D. (Technical Advisory Board)
He has a B.S. in Mathematics from the University of Wisconsin (entered as 16 yr old freshman) and a M.D. from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York. He served as a Fellow in Nephrology at Washington University School of Medicine and as a Fellow in Biophysics at Harvard University. He studied Physiological Chemistry at the School of Aerospace Medicine in San Antonio, Texas. Dr. Damadian later joined the faculty of the State University of New York Downstate Medical Center. His training in medicine and physics led him to develop a new theory of the living cell, his Ion Exchanger Resin Theory. He later invented the MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging). He published his findings in the Journal of Science. He has been granted over 40 patents and has published over fifty papers. Dr. Damadian received the United States' National Medal of Technology, the Lemelson-MIT Lifetime Achievement Award for invention and innovation, and was elected to the National Inventors Hall of Fame. Dr. Damadian has been president of the FONAR corporation since 1978. Links of Interest include: Scientific American Profile, Inventor of the Week, and the Lifetime Achievement Award.

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Joseph Mastropaolo, Ph.D. Joseph A. Mastropaolo, Ph.D. Kinesiology/Physiology (Adjunct Faculty for ICR)
He has a B.S. in Kinesiology from Brooklyn College, a M.S. in Kinesiology from the University of Illinois, a Ph.D. in Kinesiology from the University of Iowa, and a Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship in Human Physiology from the National Institutes of Health. He also studied Electrocardiography and Biophysics of the Circulation at the University of Chicago, Medical School. Dr. Mastropaolo is a Fellow of the American Heart Association, the Council on Epidemiology and Prevention, the American College of Sports Medicine, and holds a patent in crew conditioning for extended manned space missions. His research interest has been physiology and kinesiology theory for terrestrial, sea, air and space environments. He has been published in the Journal of Applied Physiology, European Journal of Applied Physiology, and Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise among others.

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Carl Fliermans, Ph.D. Carl B. Fliermans, Ph.D. Microbiology (Technical Advisory Board)
He has a B.S. in Biology from Asbury College, a M.S. in Soil Microbiology from the University of Kentucky, a Ph.D. in Microbiology (Microbiology, Limnology, Ecology) from Indiana University, and a Post-Doctoral Fellowship at the National Institutes of Health, University of Minnesota. Dr. Fliermans is a microbial ecologist with the Westinghouse Savannah River Company, E. I. DuPont de Nemours & Co. in South Carolina. He has published over sixty publications including papers in Protozoology and the International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. Dr. Fliermans is a Legionella bacterium (Legionnaires Disease) expert and has served as an expert witness in many litigations. His lab was the first to isolate the bacterium in the natural environment, and he has twenty publications on Legionella as well. He has been part of grants and contracts totaling over twenty-two million dollars. Some of this work has included using microbes to detect land mines for the U.S. Department of Defense and being program technical director of the U.S. Department of Energy's "Microbiology of the Deep Subsurface" program. Dr. Fliermans has also served as a consultant to over ninety universities, companies, and organizations including Harvard Medical School, EPA, U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Army, Air Force, Navy, National Institutes of Health, and the National Science Foundation.

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Ian Macreadie, Ph.D. Ian G. Macreadie, Ph.D. Molecular Biology
He received a B.Sc.(Hons.) and a Ph.D. from Monash University in Australia. His fields were genetics, biochemistry and molecular biology. He completed his Post Doc training at Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, Texas. Dr. Macreadie is a Principal Research Scientist of CSIRO Health Sciences and Nutrition and an Adjunct Professor of RMIT University. He has played key roles in identifying the structure and function of several mitochondrial genes. After joining Bimolecular Research Institute of Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO), he developed a novel yeast expression system that led to the production of an IBDV vaccine. He used yeast systems to produce biologically relevant proteins of human AIDS and major infectious cellular pathogens such as malaria and P. carini. These systems are being used to rapidly screen for new classes of drugs. Major links have been established with key international groups with similar objectives. He is author of over 70 research publications and five patents. His awards include a 1990 Fulbright Senior Scholar Award, 1996 Frank Fenner Research Award. Dr. Macreadie was also a co-recipient of the 1997 CSIRO Chairman's Medal for their outstanding contributions to our knowledge of the structure and biology of the Birnaviridae family of double-stranded RNA viruses, leading to the development of a prototype recombinant vaccine against infectious bursal disease of poultry. He was also Honorary Secretary of the Australian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from 1997-2000.

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Lyubka Tantcheva Ph.D. Andre Eggen, Ph.D. Animal/Molecular Genetics
Dr. Eggen received a B.Sc. in Agronomy and Animal Production and a Ph.D. in Animal and Molecular Genetics from the Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, Switzerland. Since 1992, he has been working for the INRA (Institute Nationale de la Agrinominque of France). From July 1995 to July 1997, he worked at ABS Global, an artificial insemination company in DeForest, WI, in their DNA Research Lab. Dr. Eggen has published over 60 papers in journals including Genetics Selection Evolution, Molecular Biology and Evolution, and continues to work with the INRA in bovine genomics.

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Lyubka Tantcheva Ph.D. Lyubka P. Tantcheva, Ph.D. Biochemical Toxicology
Dr. Tantcheva received a M.Sc. in Pharmacy and a Ph.D. in Biochemical Toxicology from the Medical Academy, Sofia. Dr. Tantcheva is a research fellow in the Institute of Physiology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences in the field of experimental drug toxicology and pharmacology, and is a member of the Bulgarian Society of Pharmacology, Section of Toxicology and Union of Bulgarian Scientists, Section of Chemistry and Pharmacy.

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Walter Veith, Ph.D. Walter J. Veith, Ph.D. Zoology
He has a B.Sc. from the University of Stellenbosch with major subjects Zoology and Chemistry, a B.Sc.and M.Sc. in Zoology from the University of Stellenbosch and a Ph.D. in Zoology from the University of Cape Town. Dr. Veith is currently professor and chair of the Zoology Department, University of the Western Cape. He has been teaching at the under and post-graduate level for over 28 years.

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John Kramer, Ph.D John K.G. Kramer, Ph.D. Biochemistry
He has a B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Biochemistry from the University of Manatoba and a Ph.D. in Biochemistry with a minor in Organic Chemistry from the University of Minnesota. Dr. Kramer was a Hormel Fellow at the Hormel Institute, Austin, MN (1968-70) and an NRC Fellow (1970-71) at the University of Ottawa, before joining Agriculture Canada in Ottawa as a Research Scientist (1970-present). He was on sabbatical for over a year at the US Food and Drug Administration in Washington, DC and the USDA in Wyndmoor, PA. He received the Government of Canada Merit Award (1983), the CSP Canola Research Award (1984), and the Dutton Research Award (1999). He is and has served as Associate Editor of the journal LIPIDS since 1988. From 1979-85 he was a core member of Agriculture Canada's group to successfully obtain GRAS status for canola oil. Dr. Kramer has published over 147 refereed papers, 40 miscellaneous papers, 55 abstracts, 2 books and 11 chapters.

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Benjamin Aaron, M.D. Benjamin L. Aaron, M.D. (Board Member)
He did his Pre-Med at the University of Missouri and received his M.D. from the University of Texas. Dr. Aaron did his internship and residency at the Naval Hospital, Oakland, CA in Rotating/General Surgery and at the Naval Hospital, New York in Thoracic Surgery. Dr. Aaron was Chief of Surgery, Naval Hospital, Guam, M.I., Chief of Thoracic & Vascular Surgery, Naval Hospital, Portsmouth, VA., Chairman, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Naval Regional Medical Center, San Diego, CA, and former Director, Cardiothoracic Surgery, George Washington University Medical Center, Washington D.C. He also had the privilege of being head of the surgical team who operated on former President Ronald Reagan when he was shot. You can read a little about this here. Dr. Aaron also performed current Vice President Dick Cheney's bypass operation in 1988.

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Dr. Sharon K. Bullock Sharon K. Bullock, Ph.D. Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
She has a B.S. in Zoology (summa cum laude) from North Carolina State University and a Ph.D. in Pathology and Laboratory Medicine from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Dr. Bullock presented research at the 85th, 89th, and 92nd annual American Association for Cancer Research meetings. She is a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Association for Cancer Research, and Women in Cancer Research. Dr. Bullock is a member of the biology faculty of Virginia Commonwealth University.

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Lane Lester, Ph.D. John R. Meyer, Ph.D. Zoology (Technical Advisory Board)
He has a B.A. in Biology/Chemistry from Kearney State College and a Ph.D. in Zoology from the University of Iowa, and a Post-Doctoral Fellowship from the University of Colorado. Dr. Meyer previously taught physiology and biophysics at Louisville University. He is current director of the CRS Van Andel Creation Research Center.

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Lane Lester, Ph.D. Lane P. Lester, Ph.D. Genetics (Technical Advisory Board)
He has a B.S.E. in Biology from the University of Florida, a M.S. in Ecology and a Ph.D. in Genetics from Purdue University. Dr. Lester has spent over 30 years teaching in the biological sciences including the University of Tennessee. He is a member of the National Association of Biology Teachers and has written materials published by the Biological Sciences Curriculum Study Center at the University of Colorado.

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Alan Gillen, Ph.D. Alan Gillen, Ed.D. Science Education
He has a B.A. in Biology from Washington & Jefferson College in Washington, PA, a M.S. in Zoology from Ohio State University, a certification in Allied Health Sciences from the Baylor College of Medicine and an Ed.D. in Science Education from the University of Houston. Dr. Gillen teaches Anatomy & Physiology, General Biology, Microbiology, Parasitology, and Survey of Biology at Pensecola Christian College in Florida. He is a member of the National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT), the Human Anatomy & Physiology Society (HAPS) and the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA).

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Gregory J. Brewer, Ph.D. Biology
He has a B.S. in Biology from the California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA. and a Ph.D. in Biology from the University of California San Diego (UCSD). He did postdoctoral work at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on membrane-mediated macro-regulatory effects of colicin K on E. coli under nobel laureate, Professor Salvador E. Luria. Dr. Brewer is current Professor of Neurology and Medical Microbiology at Southern Illinois University. He has published over 60 papers in refereed journals, over 70 presentations and abstracts at professional meetings, and is currently an ad hoc reviewer for the National Science Foundation.

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Roger W Sanders, Ph.D. Roger W. Sanders, Ph.D. Botany
He has a B. A. in Biology from the College of the Ozarks, Point Lookout, MO., a M.S. in Botany from the University of Michigan, and a Ph.D. in Botany (Systematics), University of Texas, Austin. He did postdoctoral work at the Ohio State University, Department of Botany, with Dr. T. F. Stuessy. His research included the biogeography of the Juan Fernández Islands and adaptive radiation of the rosette tree Compositae. The supposed evolution of these unique plants was interpreted from data based on field work, morphology, ecological sampling and multivariate ordination, and cladistics. As well, a more inclusive study of the total flora involved chromosome counts and an alleged uniformitarian scenario of the geologic and climatic history of the islands. Dr. Sanders has been published in many journals including Science. Although Dr. Sanders held a uniformitarian view for most of his career spanning over twenty years, he accepted the creationist position in 1999 and now serves as the editor of the Occasional Papers of the Baraminology Study Group. Currently, he is an independent botanical consultant and associate collections manager in an herbarium in Texas.

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Arthur Jones, Ph.D. Arthur J. Jones, Ph.D. Biology
He has a B.Sc.(Hons) in Biology from the University of Birmingham, a M.Ed. in Education from Bristol University, and a Ph.D. in Biology(Developmental Biology, Fish Systematics, History and Philosophy of Biology) from the University of Birmingham, UK. His thesis was Developmental Studies and Speciation in Cichlid Fish, Department of Zoology and Comparative Physiology. Part of Dr. Jones' thesis research was published in the Journal of Morphology. His teaching career has spanned almost thirty years. His science and religion courses have won two Templeton Foundation awards. Dr. Jones is a Chartered Biologist and has been a member of the Institute of Biology, London, since 1976.

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Kelly Hollowell, J.D., Ph.D. Mollecular and Cellular Pharmacology
She has a B.S. in Biology and Math from New College of Florida and a Ph.D. in Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology from the University of Miami. Not only is Dr. Hollowell a highly-qualified scientist, but she is also an attorney. Dr. Hollowell has worked as a Research Assistant, Assistant Director of Technical Analysis, Forensic Toxicologist and Science Consultant for different laboratories and companies. Her expertise is in DNA technology and cloning, and she has been published in the Journal of Neurobiology.

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Donna O'Daniel, M.A. Biological Sciences
She has a B.A. in Education from Faith Baptist Bible College and a M.A. in Biological Sciences with a minor in Botany from the University of Texas at Austin. She has been a Wildlife Biologist for over thirteen years now. Field research for her M.A. degree was done in Corcovado National Park, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica (avian seed dispersal in two species of Calathea). She is currently Wildlife Biologist for the Johnston Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, southwest of Hawaii, and her specialty is seabirds. She has conducted the only breeding biology study of the little known Bulwer's Petrel in the Pacific (1992 and 1993). Her work as a biologist has taken her to many remote places, including the Falkland Islands, Aleutian Islands, Midway Atoll, Laysan Island and French Frigate Shoals (Northwest Hawaiian Islands), the Northern Marianas, and Madagascar, and has included work on passerines, raptors, seabirds, shorebirds, and sea turtles. She has also received six awards from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

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Glen Wolfrom, Ph.D. Glen W. Wolfrom, Ph.D. Animal Husbandry
He has a B.S. in Animal Science with a Zoology minor from Western Illinois University, a M.S. in Animal Industries from Southern Illinois University, and a Ph.D. in Animal Husbandry/Ruminant Nutrition with a Statistics minor from the University of Missouri. Dr. Wolfrom is currently Senior Clinical Research Scientist and Project Manager for Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. where he has worked since 1995. He is a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the American Society of Animal Science (ASAS), and the Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST).

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Mark Armitage, M.S. Mark H. Armitage, M.S. Biology
He completed 164 undergraduate hours in Biology from the University of Florida, received a B.S. in Education from Liberty University, and a M.S. in Biology with an emphasis in electron microscopy, parasitology and microtechnique from the Institute of Creation Research Graduate School. His advisor was the late, Richard D. Lumsden, Ph.D. Biology. Their research led to the discovery of a new parasite species and a new parasite host. Mr. Armitage is currently enrolled in Liberty University's distance program for a Doctoral Program in Science Educational Leadership. He was formerly Adjunct Professor of Biology and EM Laboratory Manager for Azusa Pacific University in their Departments of Biology and Physical Therapy.

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Richard Lumsden, Ph.D. In Memory of Richard D. Lumsden, Ph.D. Biology (Former Chair of ICR's Grad School Biology Dept. 1990-1996 - Went Home to be with the Lord 1997)
He had a B.S. and M.S. in Zoology from Tulane University, a traineeship in Cell Biology at Harvard (non-degree), a Ph.D. in Biology from Rice University, and a Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship in Medical Pathology from the Tulane University School of Medicine. Dr. Lumsden was former Professor of Parasitology and Cell Biology and Dean of the Tulane University Graduate School. He received over 21 Research Grants and Contracts from such organizations at the National Institutes of Health, The National Science Foundation, and the FDA. He published some 90 peer-reviewed papers, mostly in parasitological journals often describing new species, and presented over 100 program abstracts. An issue of the Journal of Parasitology [87(3), June 2001], featured a study by a group of workers at UCLA on human brain tapeworm parasites (pages 510-521), and it references work by Dr. Lumsden done over 21 years ago on electron microscopy of the tapeworm. He won the Henry Baldwin Ward medal, the highest award in parasitology. Dr. Lumsden was a member of the American Society of Parasitologists, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Society of Zoologists, the Society for Cell Biology, the Helminthological Society of Washington, and the New York Academy of Sciences.

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David Demick, M.D. David A. Demick, M.D.
He has a B.S. in Chemistry from Huntington College, Huntington, IN and his M.D. from University of Illinois College of Medicine at Urbana-Champaign and at Peoria. He completed his residency in Pathology at the Michael Reese Medical Center, Chicago, IL and at Methodist Medical Center, Peoria, IL. Dr. Demick has been a practicing pathologist for over seventeen years, and he is a member of the American Society of Clinical Pathologists. He is also published in the American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology.

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Randy Guliuzza, M.D.
He has a B.S. in Engineering from the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology and an M.D. from the University of Minnesota. Dr. Guliuzza served nine years in the Navy Civil Engineer Corps and is a registerd professional engineer. He is presently a flight surgeon at Brooks Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas.

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Keith Swenson, M.D.
He has a B.S. in Zoology and Pre-medical Studies from the University of Idaho and an M.D. from Washington University School of Medicine (St. Louis, MO). He completed residency training at Michael Reese Hospital (Chicago, IL), Oregon Health Sciences University, and Providence Medical Center (both in Portland, OR). He is a diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine and the American Board of Dermatology. Dr. Swenson has served as a Clinical Assistant Professor of Dermatology (University of Illinois) and has practiced clinical medicine for over twenty years.

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George Howe, Ph.D. George F. Howe, Ph.D. Botany
He has a B.S. in Botany from Wheaton College, and the M.Sc., and Ph.D. in Botany from Ohio State University. His thesis research covered several facets of photosynthesis. He completed Post-Doctoral studies in Radiation Biology at Cornell University. He completed Post-Doctoral studies in Botany at Washington State University which was sponsored by the Botanical Society of America and the National Science Foundation. He also completed Post-Doctoral studies in Desert Biology at Arizona State University which was sponsored by the National Science Foundation. Dr. Howe was an instructor of Botany and a Charles F. Keterring Fellow at Ohio State University. He has had papers published in the Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences and the Ohio Journal of Science among others covering topics like photosynthesis, chaparral regrowth after fire, pollination of the camphor weed, ring muhley grass, and lichens. Dr. Howe was previously a member of the Society of the Sigma Xi, the Southern California Academy of Sciences, and the Southern California Botanists. He was also listed in American Men and Women of Science.

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David Kaufmann, Ph.D. David A. Kaufmann, Ph.D. Anatomy
He has a B.S. in Mathematics/Physical Education from Slippery Rock University, a M.A. in Physical Education, and a Ph.D. in Anatomy from the University of Iowa. He completed Post-Doctoral research in Biomechanics of Sports Skills at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich and Exercise Physiology at Wingate Institute, Netanya, Israel. He is retired Professor of Exercise Science at the University of Florida where he taught for 27 years.

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Jonathan Scripture Ph.D. Jonathan B. Scripture, Ph.D. Biochemistry
He has a B.A. in Zoology from the University of California, Berkley and a Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the University of Notre Dame. Dr. Scripture's research at Notre Dame included structure/function studies on ribosomal RNA using chemical and mutational analyses. He spent five years at Case Western Reserve Medical School where he did comparative protein and DNA analysis of carbohyrdrate binding proteins in bacteria. His research has been published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry and the Journal of Molecular Biology.

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Richard Oliver, Ph.D. Richard Oliver , Ph.D. Biology
He has a B.S. in Biology from the University of California, Fullerton and a M.S. and Ph.D. in Biology from the University of California, Irvine. He is a member of the American Federation of Herpetoculturalists, the California Science Teachers Association, and the New York Academy of Science.

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Inis Bardella, M.D. Inis J. Bardella, M.D.
She has a B.S. in Biology(high honors) from Washington and Jefferson College and M.D. from the Temple University School of Medicine. Dr. Bardella did her residency in Family Practice at Washington Hospital in in Washington, PA. She is currently Assistant Professor of Family Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology and Director of Community Faculty for the Department of Family Medicine, University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Bardella is also a physician for the East Liberty Family Health Care Center, Lincoln Lemington Office.

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Gary A Eckhoff, D.V.M. Gary A. Eckhoff, D.V.M.
He has a M.S. in Pharmacology with a Minor in Biochemistry from the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine and a D.V.M from the Iowa State University, College of Veterinary Medicine. He was involved in university teaching and research for 16 years as well as four years of private practice. He has worked in the industrial field for the last twelve years for companies like Solvay Animal Health, Hazelton, Inc., and Geneva Laboratories, Inc. His current position is Director of Laboratory Animal Science and Animal Toxicology for Geneva Laboratories, Inc. Dr. Eckhoff is a member of the American College of Laboratory Animal Disease, American Veterinary Medical Association, Association of Primate Veterinarians, and the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science.

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