Stebbins, Michael
Biography
Michael Stebbins is the Director of the Biosecurity Project at the Federation of American Scientists (FAS). He joined the FAS team in August 2005. Prior to joining FAS, Stebbins was a congressional fellow working for U.S. Senator Harry Reid through the National Human Genome Research Institute and the American Society for Human Genetics. Stebbins’ work at FAS focuses on biological weapons control, training and preparedness for WMD attacks, and the responsible use of science and technology.
Before coming to Washington, Dr. Stebbins was a senior editor at Nature Genetics where he coordinated the peer-review of research papers and wrote content for the magazine. He has worked as a journalist writing for Reuters and as a science advisor to ScienCentral a television production company that produces stories for the ABC and NBC affiliates. He has a B.S. in Biology from SUNY at Stony Brook and received his Ph.D. in genetics while working at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory where he built genetic systems to artificially control the expression of genes in the brain.
