Author Bio

Ann B. Parson is a science journalist who has covered a range of topics in the areas of medicine, technology, and the environment. She is co-author of Decoding Darkness; The Search for the Genetic Causes of Alzheimer's Disease. Published in 2000, Decoding Darkness was hailed by Publisher's Weekly as a "fascinating story" and "not just another sterile account of scientific discovery." Parson is co-author as well of Menopause. She has written dozens of articles for a range of publications, among them The Boston Globe, The New York Times, McCalls, The San Diego Union-Tribune, and Harvard Health Letter. From 1990 to 1998, she taught in Boston University's graduate program in science journalism. She currently resides in South Dartmouth, Massachusetts.

The Proteus Effect; Stem Cells and Their Promise for Medicine was nominated for a LA Times Book Prize and named to Library Journal’s annual list of best Science-Technology books. Ann’s earlier books include Decoding Darkness; The Search for the Genetic Causes of Alzheimer's Disease, which she co-authored with neuroscientist Rudolph Tanzi, Harvard Medical School, and a book on women’s health co-authored with Dr. Isaac Schiff, Chief of Obstetrics, Mass General Hospital. Each book was considered a leader among comparable titles.

Between 2008 & 2012 Ann wrote five commissioned family histories/biographies, each privately printed. First came three New England families: the Lymans, the Wigglesworths, and the Pickerings. Biographies of two outstanding engineers followed: Mortimer Rogoff, a pioneer of GPS and cell-phone technology; and Antonio Ferri, the unparalleled “father” of supersonic and hypersonic flight.

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• Biology and Life Sciences — Biotechnology

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• Paperback:  978-0-309-09737-6
• Hardcover:  978-0-309-08988-3
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