CHICAGO–Integrated Genomics, Inc. (IG), a leader in microbial genomic informatics and metabolic engineering, today announced the appointment of Todd Smith, Ph.D., Michael J. Sadowsky, Ph.D., and Catalina Lopez-Correa, MD, Ph.D. to its Scientific Advisory Board.

“Integrated Genomics, Inc. is extremely pleased to have assembled such an outstanding group of researchers and executives for its Scientific Advisory Board,” said Jonathan M. Sheridan, President and CEO of IG. “We strongly believe that this team will provide IG with the scientific insight and industry expertise required to advance our capabilities in genome analysis and metabolic engineering.”

These new members round out an exceptional SAB led by Robert Haselkorn, Ph.D., co-founder of Integrated Genomics, Inc. and Distinguished Professor at University of Chicago.

About Robert Haselkorn:

Dr. Haselkorn, co-founder of Integrated Genomics, is the F.L. Pritzker Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Chicago and a member of the National Academy of Sciences. He has published more than 200 papers in the field of molecular genetics and is a world-renowned authority on the genetics of photosynthetic bacteria and cyanobacteria. Dr. Haselkorn co-founded Syntro Corporation, a producer of proprietary vaccines for veterinary medicine. He has been an advisor to UNIDO, the International Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (Italy and India), Enichem (Italy), and Sogetal and Orsan (France). He received his B.S. degree from Princeton and Ph.D. from Harvard University.

About Todd Smith:

Dr. Smith, Founder and Chief Science Officer of Geospiza, has been instrumental in defining the company’s bioinformatics vision for over 11 years. Prior to forming Geospiza, Dr. Smith was a post-doctoral scientist in Dr. Leroy Hood’s laboratory at the University of Washington Genome Center where he sequenced a large region of DNA containing the first breast cancer gene to be discovered, BRCA1. He also designed and led development of automated software systems for capturing and analyzing information from high throughput DNA sequencing. Dr. Smith received his B.S. in Genetics and Biochemistry in 1984 from the University of Minnesota and his Ph.D. in Medicinal Chemistry in 1994 from the University of Washington with a thesis on Natural Products Biosynthesis in Streptomyces.

About Michael J. Sadowsky:

Dr. Michael J. Sadowsky is the Distinguished McKnight Professor and Co-Director of the Microbial and Plant Genomics Institute at the University of Minnesota and is internationally known and respected for his research work in the area of environmental microbiology. A fellow in the prestigious American Academy of Microbiology and the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Dr. Sadowsky has published more than 140 original articles which have been widely cited by researches in several scientific disciplines. His major research efforts have been directed towards the identification and characterization of bacterial genes and metabolic pathways involved in biodegradation of harmful herbicides. His most recent work on the genome of photosynthetic nitrogen-fixing bacteria was highlighted in Science magazine and his research efforts regarding the sources of fecal bacteria in water have been widely published, including a mention in Time magazine as a key contribution to environmental microbiology. Dr. Sadowsky received his B.S. in Bacteriology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and his Ph.D. from the University of Hawaii.

About Catalina Lopez-Correa:

Dr. Catalina Lopez-Correa (MD, PhD) is the Vice President of Scientific Affairs at Génome Québec and is responsible of defining the scientific direction of the organization. Prior to Génome Québec, Dr. Lopez-Correa worked as a senior scientist in Translational Medicine and Pharmacogenomics at Eli Lilly and Company. She also held the position of Head of the Cytogenomic department at deCODE Genetics where she studied common genetic variants as well as large genomic rearrangements (deletions, duplications and inversions) and their association with common diseases, with specific focus in oncology and cardiovascular disorders. Dr. Lopez-Correa has a Medical degree (MD) from the UPB in Colombia, a Master degree in Human Genetics from Paris V University in France and a PhD in Human Genetics from the KULeuven, Belgium. Dr. Lopez-Correa has more than 10 years experience in the field of genetics and genomics.

About Integrated Genomics, Inc:

Integrated Genomics (www.integratedgenomics.com) is a provider of bioinformatics products and services for the life sciences industry. The company’s expertise in microbial genomics includes genome sequencing, comparative genomics, custom bioinformatics applications and microbial metabolic engineering. IG has developed and distributes ERGO™, the most advanced and comprehensive bioinformatics suite for microbial genomics on the market. ERGO™ contains the largest available integration of microbial genome data, including genome-derived metabolic reconstructions representing over 6,000 networked metabolic and non-metabolic pathways.