Last updated on: 8/5/2015 | Author: ProCon.org

Michael F. Hammer, PhD Biography

Title:
Associate Professor and Research Scientist of Graduate Studies in the Life Sciences at the University of Arizona
Position:
None Found to the question "Is a Two-State Solution (Israel and Palestine) an Acceptable Solution to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict?"
Reasoning:

No position found as of Nov. 9, 2007

Theoretical Expertise Ranking:
    Experts
Individuals with PhDs or equivalent advanced degrees in fields relevant to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Also top-level government officials (such as foreign leaders, US presidents, Founding Fathers, Supreme Court Justices, members of legislative bodies, cabinet members, military leaders, etc.) with positions relevant to Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Involvement and Affiliations:
  • Research Scientist, Division of Biotechnology, University of Arizona with joint appointments in the Anthropology Department and the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
  • Associate Professor, Anthropology, University of Arizona
  • Affiliate Member, Arizona Cancer Center, 1997-present
  • Director, Genomic Analysis and Technology Core (GATC), University of Arizona, 1991-present
Education:
  • PhD, Genetics, University of California at Berkeley, 1984
Other:
  • Spent six years as a post-doctoral fellow, first at Princeton University and then at Harvard University where he began studies to develop the human Y chromosome, which is passed from father to son, as a genealogical tool