John Postlethwait

Professor, Department of Biology
B.S., 1966, Purdue
Ph.D., 1970, Case Western Reserve

Research Interests

Genetic regulation of animal development including development of the nervous system, the mechanisms of sex determination, the origin of novel morphologies in evolution and the evolution of the vertebrate genome.

Books in Print

Postlethwait, J., and Hopson, J. (2006) Modern Biology. Bolt, Rinehart and Winston, Orlando. (A biology textbook for High Schools

• Postlethwait, J. and Hopson, J. (2005) Life! RCS Libri S.p.A-Milano. (Italian High School biology text).
  
  

  Postlethwait, J., and Hopson, J. (2003) Explore Life. Brooks/Cole Thompson Learning.

  
  

• Postlethwait, J. and Hopson, J. (2000) Corso di Biologia, McGraw-Hill editore, 2000 (In Italian).
  
  

• Postlethwait, J. and Hopson, J. (1997) Corso di Biologia, McGraw-Hill Italia srl, piazza Emilia, 5, 20129 Milano.  (Italian High School biology text)

• Postlethwait, J., Hopson, J., and Veres, R. (1993) Sciencza Della Vita, McGraw-Hill Italia srl, piazza Emilia, 5, 20129 Milano.  (Italian High School biology text)

• Postlethwait, J., and Hopson, J. (1992, 1995) The Nature of Life. McGraw Hill, New York.

• Postlethwait, J., Hopson, J., and Veres, R. (1992) Biologia, Per Le Scuole Medie Superiori, McGraw-Hill Italia srl, piazza Emilia, 5, 20129 Milano.  (Italian High School biology text).
  
  
  

  Postlethwait, J., Hopson, J., and Veres, R. (1991) Biology! Bringing Science to Life. McGraw-Hill, New York.