Contact Info
Name: Neil Lamb, PhD
Email: nlamb@hudsonalpha.org
Phone: 256-327-0457
Name: Stacey Brewer, Executive Coordinator
Email: sbrewer@hudsonalpha.org
Phone: 256-327-0458
Location: 800 Hudson Way NW, Huntsville, AL 35806
Neil Lamb, PhD
Educational outreach relating to genetics, genomics and biotechnology
Neil Lamb, PhD, is a faculty investigator and vice president for educational outreach at the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology. Lamb completed his PhD and postgraduate training at Emory University in Atlanta where he was a faculty member in human genetics and responsible for lab management, bioethics oversight and genetic education in the school of medicine. Lamb’s career shifted from hands-on science to science education when he realized that he had found his true calling: inspiring a passion for human genetics and technology in others. He joined HudsonAlpha in 2006 to lead the educational outreach team in creating innovative teacher training, student experiences, public enrichment, classroom kits and digital resources that reshape how science education is delivered. For years, Lamb shared the stories of genomic research through his series, Biotech Basics. Now, he keeps learners on the cutting edge with his blog, Shareable Science.
1997 Postgraduate Training, Emory University, Atlanta, GA; Department of Genetics, School of Medicine
1997 PhD in Genetics and Molecular Biology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA; Dissertation: Examination of Factors Involved in the Mechanisms of Nondisjunction and the Development of a Trisomic Phenotype
1992 BS in Molecular Biology, Auburn University, Auburn, AL
2016-Present Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Affairs & Research, Edward Via College of
Osteopathic Medicine – Auburn
2016-Present Adjunct Professor, School of Medicine, The University of Alabama at Birmingham
2013-Present Vice President for Educational Outreach, HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology
2013-Present Adjunct Professor, College of Science, The University of Alabama in Huntsville
2013-Present Adjunct Professor, College of Nursing, The University of Alabama in Huntsville
2009-Present Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Medicine, The University of Alabama at Birmingham
2006-Present Faculty Investigator, HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology
2009-2016 Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Medicine, The University of Alabama at Birmingham
2006-2013 Director of Educational Outreach, HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology
2006-2013 Adjunct Assistant Professor, Emory University, Department of Human Genetics
2005-2006 Director of Education, Department of Human Genetics, Emory University
2001-2005 Director, Center for Medical Genomics, Emory University
1999-2006 Assistant Professor, Department of Human Genetics, Emory University
1997-1999 Director of Family Programming and Communications, Oak Grove UMC
2018 Leadership Class XXIX Participant Leadership Alabama
2018 Faraday Science Communicator Award National Science Teaching Association (NSTA)
2015 Leadership Class 28 Participant Leadership Huntsville/Madison County
2008 Friend of AMSTI Award Alabama Math, Science and Technology Initiative (AMSTI)
2005 Woodruff Leadership Academy Fellow Robert W. Woodruff Health Sciences Center, Emory University
2005 Senior Sage, Human Genetics Policy Development Committee National Council on Churches
2002 Dean’s Golden Apple for Excellence in Teaching Emory University School of Medicine
1996 Charles Epstein Trainee Predoctoral Basic Research Award American Society of Human Genetics
1994 – 1996 Training Grant Fellow National Institutes of Health
