Kyle J. Betit is a genetics and DNA expert as well as a serious genealogist. He writes and lectures about using genealogy as a useful tool in genetics research—in terms of applying the resources, strategies, tools, and pedigree-building expertise of genealogy to improving the success of efforts to isolate genes that cause certain diseases and find cures for these illnesses. He has given lectures at the Universities of Utah, Vermont, and North Carolina Chapel Hill on this subject of "Using Genealogy Research for Medical Genetics Studies." With Loni Gardner, he also co-authored an article in the current issues of New England Ancestors at www.newenglandancestors.org. He also has established Medical Pedigree Research Services at: www.medicalpedigree.com to offer genealogy service to geneticists and educate the medical community about genealogy.

Now Kyle needs your help. He writes, "…on 11 September at the University of Oxford Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, I will be giving another presentation on the subject of "Using Genealogy for Medical Genetics Studies" and I would like to gain as much information as I can about how genealogy has been and is being used by various people in the genetics field. Often this kind of work is being done by isolated people and not necessarily heard about by others. I would like to give a broad overview of how genealogy is now helping medical genetics when I speak at Oxford. I am wondering if you think it might be appropriate to include a notice in your newsletter that I will be giving this presentation at Oxford, and people can contact me with information they have that the medical community might be interested in?"

You can contact Kyle at: Kjbslc@aol.com.

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