Hicks, James B.
Biography
James Hicks was born on September 11, 1946 in Neenah, Wisconsin. In 1968, he obtained his B.A. in Biology from Willamette University in Salem, Oregon and in 1975, he received his Ph.D. in Molecular Biology and Genetics from the University of Oregon Institute of Molecular Biology, working with Dr. Ira Herskowitz. Dr. Hicks continued his post-doctoral studies in Molecular Genetics at Cornell University. From 1977 until 1985, Dr. Hicks collaborated with Jeff Strathern and Amar Klar in the Cold Spring Harbor Yeast Group where they researched the mechanisms of mating type switching in yeast.
Dr. Hicks is the co-founder of ViroGenomics, a Portland biotech company specializing in new treatments for chronic and acute viral disease. He remains at ViroGenomics as a board member and is also a board member of GenDx Corporation and Barrett Business Services. Dr. Hicks returned to CSHL as a visiting professor in 2003 and works with Dr. Michael Wigler on the genomics of breast cancer.
Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:
Amar Klar & Jeff Strathern, 2000-05-01
James Hicks Collection
The James Hicks Collection documents the experimental laboratory work performed by Dr. James Hicks during his tenure at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in what was known as the “Yeast Group”. The collection consists of laboratory notebooks, one of which includes photographs and transparencies.
James Hicks, 2001-08-08
James Hicks, Amar Klar & Jeffrey Strathern, 2001-08-10
Amar Klar, James Hicks and Jeffery Strathern were also known at CSHL as the yeast group. This interview was recorded on Aug 10, 2001. They discuss Barbara McClintock, as well. There is also an interview of Strathern and Klar, taken in Sept 1, 2000.
Amar Klar Collection
The Amar Klar Collection documents the research of Dr. Amar J. S. Klar during his time at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (1978-1988). The collection is mainly laboratory research notebooks and a very small number of photographs and correspondence.
Oral History Collection
Jeffrey Strathern Collection
The Jeffrey Strathern Collection documents the experimental laboratory work performed by Dr. Jeffrey N. Strathern during his tenure at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in what was known as the “Yeast Group”. The collection consists of laboratory notebooks which include photographs and audiographs.
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- Bacteriology 3
- Cold Spring Harbor (N.Y.) 3
- Genetic recombination 3
- Genetics 3
- Isolating mechanisms 3