The author was a newspaper reporter, a physician, and eventually a scientist, focusing on hormone action and the molecular basis of disease. His lab trained dozens of young scientists, who now dire...view moreThe author was a newspaper reporter, a physician, and eventually a scientist, focusing on hormone action and the molecular basis of disease. His lab trained dozens of young scientists, who now direct labs in academia or industry. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, USA, and has authored 250 scientific articles, book chapters, and reviews. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.view less