Barton SlatkoTechnology and Applications Advisory Board
Dr. Slatko is a Senior Scientist in Parasitology and Head of DNA Sequencing at New England Biolabs, Inc., where he studies the evolution and biology of the Wolbachia endosymbiont.
He has successfully sequenced and annotated the Wolbachia genome from B. malayi and is now investigating the biochemical basis for the mutually-dependent nature of the endosymbiont with its host.
Dr. Slatko serves on the Steering Committee of the Wolbachia Consortium, on the Eaton Publishing Advisory Board, and on the ITSI Scientific Board. In addition, he has been the reviewing editor for BioTechniques since 1986.
