William Hoffman
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Communications,
Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathology,
University of Minnesota
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MMC 609
7-121 Basic Sciences & Biomedical Engineering Bldg.
Minneapolis, MN 55455
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Phone: (612) 624-7116
FAX: (612) 625-1121
E-mail: hoffm003@umn.edu
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Executive Director & Founder
 
Minnesota Biomedical & Bioscience Network |

Creator, World Stem Cell Map |
Nature, December 22, 2005
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 Financial Times, July 20, 2006
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 Global Bioclusters Map EMBO reports, Feb. 2006
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 Global Biosecurity Sandia National Labs, July 31, 2006
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 The Hon. Jeff Bingaman
U.S. Senate
April 11, 2007
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 World Stem Cell Policy Map U.S. Senate, April 11, 2007
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Current Talk Themes
Global Maps of Discovery: How We Got From Columbus and Magellan to Dolly the sheep and the Great Stem Cell Race.
Why Clusters of Innovation Will End Up on Google and iPod.
The World is Flat: Some Implications for Universities.
Education
St. Johns University, Collegeville, MN
University of Minnesota, B.A. history
University of Minnesota, M.A. journalism and mass communication
Professional Experience
Free-lance writer
Independent consultant
Editor and writer, University Relations, University of Minnesota [1978 - 1983]
Editor/Communications, Dept. of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Minnesota [1983 - ]
Science writer, Research and Diagnostic Systems, Inc., Minneapolis [1987 - 1988]
Assistant to the Director, Biomedical Engineering Center, University of Minnesota [1990 - 1997]
Director of Communications and Community Affairs, Institute of Medical Biotechnology, University of Minnesota [1997 - 2000]
Coordinator, Pre-graduate educational programs in biomedical technology and bioscience [1990 - 2003]
Executive Director & Founder, MBBNet [1995 - ]
Member, Public Education Committee, International Society for Stem Cell Research - ISSCR [2005 - ]
Publications
Books