Scott Woodward

Scott Woodward

Scott Woodward is a microbiologist and molecular biologist who specializes in genetic genealogy and ancient DNA studies. He was a professor at Brigham Young University (BYU) from 1989 to 2003. He is currently the president and principal investigator for the Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation. Woodward is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. [ [http://www.lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=2354fccf2b7db010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD&locale=0&sourceId=222e6e9ce9b1c010VgnVCM1000004d82620a____&hideNav=1 "Ensign", December 1995, p. 70-71] ]

One of his main assistants in the molecular genealogy project is Ugo Perego.

Woodward graduated from the College of Eastern Utah in 1978. He received his Ph.D. from the Utah State University where he studied under Eldon Gardner. In 1989 he was made a professor at BYU. Early in his research career, he did DNA studies on Egyptian mummies and the Dead Sea Scrolls. [http://deseretnews.com/cgi-bin/cqcgi_plus/@plus.env?CQ_SESSION_KEY=QUMCZDAZSYYN&CQ_CUR_DOCUMENT=39&CQ_TEXT_MAIN=YES] He also lead a team that worked to decipher dinosaur DNA. [ [http://deseretnews.com/cgi-bin/cqcgi_plus/@plus.env?CQ_SESSION_KEY=QUMCZDAZSYYN&CQ_CUR_DOCUMENT=37&CQ_TEXT_MAIN=YES "Deseret News", September 26th, 1994] ] Woodward was involved in the discovery of the gene that causes cystic fibrosis.

In 1991 Woodward was one of the BYU professors who suggested students be banned from driving cars to campus. [http://deseretnews.com/cgi-bin/cqcgi_plus/@plus.env?CQ_SESSION_KEY=QUMCZDAZSYYN&CQ_CUR_DOCUMENT=47&CQ_TEXT_MAIN=YES]

Woodward has served as a visiting professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 1994-1995. [http://www.fairlds.org/Book_of_Mormon/DNA_and_the_Book_of_Mormon.html]

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*http://www.mormonapologetics.org/index.php?showtopic=12960


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