Eli C. Minkoff, Ph.D. PROFESSOR EMERITUS Dr. Minkoff received his bachelor's degree, Magna Cum Laude, from Columbia University and his M.A. and Ph.D. from Harvard University. A member of Phi Beta Kappa and member for many years of the Society for the Study of Evolution, Dr. Minkoff has distinguished himself as the author of many books, encyclopedic reference works, and articles in scholarly journals. Dr. Minkoff has taught science at the college level for many years, mostly as a professor (with tenure) at Bates College in Maine. He has also taught part time at the University of Southern Maine, University of Maine at Augusta, Harvard University, and Northeastern University. His courses have included biology, chemistry, computer science, paleontology, statistics, and various advanced subjects in each of these fields. Dr. Minkoff now teaches at Worcester State University as an adjunct professor. Although he occasionally teaches other courses (on Primates, Human Body, Aging, etc.), he most often teaches Biology 101 (Concepts of Biology). Dr. Minkoff's many books include:

EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY (Addison-Wesley, 1983). EZ-101 BIOLOGY. (Barron's, 1994; second edition, 2008). BIOLOGY TODAY: AN ISSUES APPROACH, first edition (McGraw-Hill, 1996, together with Pam Baker). INSTRUCTOR'S MANUAL FOR THE ANALYTICAL ENGINE, AN INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SCIENCE USING THE INTERNET (Brooks/Cole, 1999). BIOLOGY TODAY: AN ISSUES APPROACH, second edition (Garland Publishing, 2001, together with Pam Baker). COLBERT'S EVOLUTION OF THE VERTEBRATES: A HISTORY OF THE BACKBONED ANIMALS THROUGH TIME (John Wiley, 2001), together with Edwin H. Colbert and Michael Morales.       [Also available in a Japanese translation.] BIOLOGY TODAY: AN ISSUES APPROACH, third edition (Garland Science, 2004), together with Pam Baker.   [Also available in a Korean translation.] BIOLOGY TRENDING: A CONTEMPORARY ISSUES APPROACH (CRC Press, 2024), together with Jennifer Hood-DeGrenier.