Lawrence I. Gilbert is William Rand Kenan jr. Professor of Biology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He has served on many national and international committees in the areas of insectbiochemistry, physiology and more recently, molecular biology. Dr. Gilbert has been the author or coauthor of about 300 research publications and books and has received many awards for his professional work. These include the Lifetime Mentor Award of the American Assn. for the Advancement of Science, the Gregor Mendel Award from the Czech Academy of Sciences, the Jefferson Award (highest award given by the University of North Carolina, and is an elected fellow of the American Academy for Arts and Sciences, the Entomological Society of America and the AAAS. During his career he has mentored 34 doctoral students and 55 post-doctoral associates and visiting scholars. His research has been continually supported by grants from NIH and/or NSF.

• Insects: Evolution of Insect MetamorphosisEndocrine Cascade in Insect MetamorphosisEcdysone-Regulated Chromosome Puffing in Drosophila MelanogasterChromosme Puffing: Supramolecular Aspects of Ecdysteroid Hormone Action. Molecular Aspects of Juvenile Hormone Action in Insect MetamorphosisMetamorphosis of the Cuticle, Its Proteins and Their GenesMetamorphosis of the Insect Nervous SystemGene Regulation in Imaginal Disc and Salivary Gland Development During Drosophila MetamorphosisGenes Involved in Postembryonic Cell Proliferation in DrosphilaAmphibians: Endocrinology of Amphibian MetamorphosisNeuroendocrine Control of Amphibian MetamorphosisNeuroendocrine Control of Amphibian MetamorphosisHormonal Interplay and Thyroid Hormone Receptor Expression During Amphibian MetamorphosisThyroid Hormone-Regulated Early and Late Genes During Amphibians MetamorphosisReprogramming of Genes Expressed in Amphibian Liver During MetamorphosisSwitching of Globin Genes During Anuran MetamorphosisHormone-Induced Changes in Keratin Gene Expression During Amphibian Skin MetamorphosisMetamorphosis: An Immunologically Unique Period in the Life of the FrogCell Death and Histolysis in Amphibian Tail During Metamorphosis