Thomas H. Shawker, M.D., is a
physician at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and has over 200 scientific
publications. Dr. Shawker is a Past President of the Prince George’s County
Genealogical Society (Maryland) and currently serves as the Chairman of the
National Genealogical Society Family Health and Heredity Committee. He has
spoken at numerous genealogy conferences around the country. He is the author
of the book Unlocking your Genetic History: A Step-by- step Guide to Discovering
your Family’s Medical and Genetic Heritage in the National Genealogical Society
book series.
Donn Devine, CG, CGL, is a genealogist,
attorney, author, and archivist of the Catholic Diocese of Wilmington. He
served on the Board for Certification of Genealogists, 1992-2006, and the
National Genealogical Society board, 1994-2002, now chairs the NGS Standards
Committee, and administers two DNA surname studies. He is also an adjunct
instructor in the Akamai University genealogical bachelor degree program,
and an editorial advisory board member for the National Genealogical Society
Quarterly, and the new online journal, Topics in Genealogical Theory and
Methods.
Robert D. McLaren, is the Clan Genealogist
for the Clan MacLaren Society of North America (CMSNA) and the Clan MacLaren
Society (Scotland). In 2004, Bob founded the Clan MacLaren Surname
DNA Project with the intent of using DNA as another tool in researching the
genealogies of the Clan. This project now has 327 members (as of 22
June 2008) – one of the larger DNA surname projects in the world. Bob
has lectured on DNA in genealogy and other topics at the National Genealogical
Society’s Annual Conference and meetings of other national, state, and local
organizations.
Alastair Greenshields is the
founder and Principal of DNA Heritage, a company offering DNA testing for
both amateur and professional genealogists. Alastair’s lab background includes
work for Pepsi, Merck and the United Kingdom AEA/QinetiQ, and then the development
of the DNA Heritage's first genetic test. He created Ybase, the first
public-accessible genetic genealogy database in 2002 while working on the
test, and then launched DNA Heritage in 2003.