About the Author

Thomas M. Johnson

Thomas M. Johnson holds a Ph.D. in human genetics from the University of Michigan. He has worked at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for 25 years as a postdoctoral research fellow, an extramural program manager, and the Deputy Director of the Office of Science Policy Analysis. He is currently a Senior Advisor and science writer at the NIH’s National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.