Dr. Jon Mallatt earned his Ph.D. in Anatomy from the University of Chicago. Dr. Mallatt is currently an Associate Professor of Biological Sciences at Washington State University, where he has been teaching human anatomy to undergraduates of all backgrounds for twenty-five years. He is also a member of the Department of Basic Medical Sciences, where he teaches courses in Histology and Anatomy of the Trunk in the WWAMI Medical Program. WWAMI honored him with their “Excellence in Teaching Award” in 1992, 1993, 1995, and 2000. Additionally, Jon holds a position as an adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Biological Structure at the University of Washington. His particular areas of expertise in the study of anatomy are comparative anatomy, histology, and anatomical drawing, although his research now focuses on the origin of vertebrate animals and molecular phylogeny. Dr. Job Mallatt is an accomplished researcher with 39 publications in the fields of anatomy and molecular phylogeny to his credit.