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(i) Professional Preparation
Ph.D. in Ecology and Evolution, Colorado State University, 1992
M.S. in Zoology, Colorado State University, 1987
B.A. in Biology (summa cum laude), North Central College, 1985
(ii) Appointments
1994–present
Assistant to Associate Professor, Deparment of Zoology &
Genetics, in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology,
and in Ecology and Evolutionary
Biology, College of Agriculture, Iowa State University
1998–1999 Visiting Assistant Researcher, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California-Irvine
1992–1994 Postdoctoral, Population Biology, Univeristy of California-Davis
1992 Visiting Professor, Organization for Tropical Studies, Costa Rica
(iii) Selected publications most relevant to forensics
Janzen, F.J., J.G. Krenz, T.S. Haselkorn, E.D. Brodie Jr., and E.D. Brodie III. "Molecular phylogeography of common garter snakes (Thamnophis sirtalis) in western North America: implications for regional historical forces." Molecular Ecology 11 (2002): in press.
Janzen, F.J., S.L. Hoover, and H.B. Shaffer. "Molecular phylogeography of the western pond turtle (Clemmys marmorata): preliminary results." Chelonian Conservation and Biology 2 (1997): 623-626.
Pearse, D.E., C.M. Eckerman, F.J. Janzen, and J.C. Avise. "A genetic analogue of 'mark-recapture' methods for estimating local population size: an approach based on molecular parentage assessments." Molecular Ecology 10 (2001): 2711-2718.
Pearse, D.E., F.J. Janzen, and J.C. Avise. "Genetic markers substantiate long-term storage and utilization of sperm by female painted turtles." Heredity 86 (2001): 387-384.
Weisrock, D.W., and F.J. Janzen. "Comparative molecular phylogeography of North American softshell turtles (Apalone): implications for regional and wide-scale historical evolutionary forces." Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 14 (2000): 152-164.
(iv) Synergistic activities
a. Directly in Forensics. A former M.S. student is employed at a wildlife forensics lab that is part of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
b. Other Dr. Janzen provides annual public presentations (attended by 100-200 children, parents, and retired persons) and interacts constantly with the public during field research at "Turtle Camp." He has co-developed a novel algorithm for analyzing natural selection in field research (program at http://www.public.iastate.edu/~fjanzen/regression.html). He curates massive specimen (including more than 5000 clutch-referenced hatchling turtles), tissue (including more than 5800 frozen accessions of North American reptiles), and computerized data collections, all of which are available and have been used for education and collaborative research. His research is also regularly cited in major textbooks (e.g., Evolutionary Quantative Genetics by D.A. Roff) and public media (e.g., BBC Wildlife Magazine).