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Tomlinson Delivers Brockman Seminar
Dr. Brockman and Dr. Tomlinson
Dr. Herman Brockman
and Dr. Craig Tomlinson
Dr. Craig Tomlinson (BS 73, MS 78) returned to campus on November 11 to deliver the 2004 Brockman Alumni Seminar in Genetics. The seminar series—established in 1998 by a group of former students to honor Dr. Herman Brockman upon his retirement—showcases Illinois State alumni who have gone on to become leaders in the field of genetics research. "The fine work being done by Dr. Brockman's former students is testament to his talent as a teacher," said Dean Olson. "It is clear that his students not only learned a great deal from him, but that they also developed a strong bond with him that compelled them to honor him with the lecture series and loyally return to campus for the series every year."

Dr. Tomlinson, who earned his BS in psychology and M.S. in biological sciences from Illinois State, is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Environmental Health and Director of the Genomics and Microarray Laboratory at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center. He is also Co-Founder and Director of Hyacinth Genomics, Inc. His talk, "A Functional Genomics Approach to Examine Cell Signaling Induced by Environmental Toxicants," focused on some practical applications of his current genomics research such as testing the hypothesis that fetal exposure to a toxicant can cause an adult-onset disease such as cardiovascular disease.

Tomlinson delivered the 12th Brockman Seminar. The list of previous Brockman Seminar speakers is most impressive: Dr. Tong Man Ong (MS 67, PhD 70); Dr. Sue Michalek (BS 67, MS 68); Dr. Jacob Varkey (PhD 83); Dr. David Brusick (MS 65, PhD 70); Dr. Raymond Miller (MS 71, PhD 75); Dr. Jim Gentile (BA 68, MS 70, PhD 74); Dr. Felissa Lashley (PhD 73); Dr. Sheila McCormick (BS 73); Dr. Thomas Seyfried (MS 73); Dr. David DeMarini (BS 72, MS 74, PhD 80); and Dr. Ray Bressan (BS 72). Dr. Maria Birchenall-Roberts (PhD 81) will deliver the 13th Brockman Seminar on April 7, 2005.

Dr. Brockman was a member of the Biological Sciences faculty from 1963 until he retired as Distinguished Professor in 1998. In this period he taught genetics to thousands of undergraduate and graduate students. Dr. Brockman continues to keep in contact with many of his former students. He also remains active in the field—literally, as these days he applies his expertise in genetics to the Brockman family organic farm.
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