Robert A. Meyers obtained his Ph.D. in Chemistry at the University of California at Los Angeles. He was a post-doctoral fellow at the California Institute of Technology and has more than 17 patents, 50 technical papers and 12 books to his name. As Editor-in-Chief he conceived and edited several ambitious multivolume reference works, e.g. the Encyclopedia of Analytical Chemistry (Wiley), the preceding Encyclopedia of Molecular Biology and Molecular Medicine (VCH) and the Encyclopedia of Physical Science and Technology (Academic Press).

• VOLUME 1I MOLECULAR GENETICSGenetics, Molecular Basis ofDNA Replication and TranscriptionTranslation of RNA to ProteinAlternatively Spliced GenesRepair and Mutagenesis of DNAGenomic Imprinting, Molecular Genetics ofHeterochromatin and Euchromatin-Organization, Packaging II GENOMIC ORGANISATION AND EVOLUTIONGene Distribution in the Human GenomeAnthology of Human Repetitive DNARepetitive sequence and noncoding DNA evolution in EukaryotesHorizontal Gene TransferMolecular Systematics and EvolutionGenetic Variation and Molecular Evolution III GENOMES OF MODEL ORGANISMSE.coli GenomeDrosophila GenomeMalaria Mosquito GenomeZebrafish (Danio rerio) Genome and GeneticsRat Genome (Rattus norvegicus)Chimpanzee Genome VOLUME 2I GENOMIC SEQUENCINGGenomic DNA Libraries, Construction and ApplicationShotgun Sequencing (SGS)Whole Genome Human Chromosome Physical MappingSerial Analysis of Gene ExpressionGene Mapping by Fluorescence in Situ HybridizationGene Mapping and Chromosome Evolution by Fluorescence-Activated Chromosome Sorting II GENETIC ENGINEERINGGene TargetingAntibody Molecules, Genetic Engineering ofTransgenic FishTransgenic Mice in Biomedical ResearchTransgenic Plants for Food Use III GENE MEDICINE AND DISEASEHuman Genetic Variation and DiseaseAlzheimer´s DiseaseTriplet Repeat DiseaseDown Syndrome, Molecular Genetics ofHemophilia, Molecular Genetics ofGene Therapy and Cardiovascular DiseasesSomatic Gene Therapy