Current Team Members
Beth Theusch
Beth is a PhD student in the Biomedical Sciences program at UCSF. She
attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison as an undergraduate majoring in genetics and biochemistry. She is an amateur
flautist.
Analabha Basu, PhD
Analabha is a post-doctoral fellow in Neil Risch's lab at UCSF. He
provides statistical advice on the genetic data.
Aaron Calhoun
Aaron is our web developer and runs Digital Media Work. He is also a digital
photographer.
Jane Gitschier, PhD
Jane is Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics at UCSF and a member of the
Institute for Human Genetics. She sings.
Project Alumni
E. Alexandra Athos
Alexandra followed in Jason's footsteps. She maintained the databases and analyzed the perceptual data. She is now in medical school at George Washington University. She plays the piano and she has absolute pitch!
Siamak Baharloo, PhD
Siamak initiated the absolute pitch project as a graduate student in the
Biomedical Sciences program at UCSF. His work was instrumental in
establishing a genetic basis for absolute pitch. Siamak now works in
industry.
Alan Bostrom, PhD
Alan is a Specialist in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
at UCSF. He plays the harpsichord.
Nelson Freimer, MD
Nelson is Professor of Psychiatry and Directory of the Center for Neurobehavioral Genetics at UCLA.
Amy Kistler, PhD, MPH
Amy worked on the project for a year between graduate school and before
going on to get a Masters in Public Health at UC Berkeley. She was
instrumental in moving the project toward a web-based recruitment and
implemented a national phlebotomy service. She now works on identifying
viral diseases at UCSF.
Barbara Levinson, MA
Many of our subjects know Barbara, as she was in charge of recruitment
for the absolute pitch project before retiring in 2006. She is docent
at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco. She plays the recorder.
Neil Risch, PhD
Neil is the Director of the Institute for Human Genetics at UCSF.
Jason Zemanksy
Jason took a break after college and set up the databases for the
project. He is now a graduate student in the Department of Molecular
and Cell Biology at UC Berkeley.
Some links for more information:
http://www.ucsf.edu/bms/
Digital Media Work
http://humgen.medschool.ucsf.edu/
http://www.genetics.ucla.edu/labs/freimer/
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