Eran Pichersky is a professor of molecular, cellular and developmental biology at the University of Michigan. His research focuses on the genes, enzymes and biochemical pathways that produce plant volatiles. In the past few years he has served as a Senior Fulbright Scholar at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology in Jena, Germany, and as a visiting professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Address: Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan, 830 N. University Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1048. Internet: lelx@umich.edu