Staff

Michael Stebbins, Ph.D.
Director of Biology Policy
mstebbins@fas.org, (202) 454-4686

Michael Stebbins runs the Biosecurity Project at the Federation of American Scientists (FAS). He joined the FAS team in August 2005. Prior to joining FAS, Dr. Stebbins was a congressional fellow working for US Senator Harry Reid through the National Human Genome Research Institute and the American Society for Human Genetics. Dr. 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.

Cheryl Vos
Biology Research Associate
cvos@fas.org, (202) 454-4692

Cheryl Vos is a biology research associate at the Federation of American Scientists (FAS). Vos is a native of Edmonton, Canada and received her B.A. in chemistry and biology from Dordt College in Iowa. She also received her M.S. in biochemistry from Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences in New York City, where her research project was on the biosynthesis of lipids in tuberculosis bacteria. Vos joined the FAS team in February 2007 and works on the Biosecurity Project developing biosecurity education materials for scientists.

Nathaniel Hafer
Biology Research Associate
nhafer@fas.org, (202)454-4677

Nathaniel Hafer was hired as a biology research associate at the Federation of American Scientists in November 2007. Prior to working at FAS, Dr. Hafer was a summer 2007 Science and Technology Policy Graduate Fellow at The National Academies. At FAS he is working on biosecurity education and outreach.

Before moving to D.C., Dr. Hafer completed his Ph.D. in molecular biology at Princeton University, where his research focused on a novel gene that regulates RNA localization and expression in the nervous system and male germline. He also received a B.S. in Biology from Penn State with a minor in Science, Technology, and Society.