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Rebecca L. Skloot (born 19 Sep 1972, Springfield, Illinois) is a freelance science writer who specializes in science and medicine.〔Jessica Teisch, "Floyd Skloot & Rebecca Skloot", in ''Bookmarks'' magazine, May/June 2010.〕 Her first book, ''The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks'' (2010), was one of the best-selling new books of 2010, staying on the New York Times Bestseller List for over 2 years, eventually reaching #1 〔"..eventually reaching #1" -- see () list for this stat, more recent stats are available. Last accessed January 2011.〕 and optioned to be made into a movie by Oprah Winfrey.〔("Oprah and Alan Ball to Make Film of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks for HBO" ), May 12, 2010.〕 ==Biography== Rebecca is the daughter of poet, novelist, and essayist Floyd Skloot〔 and Betsy McCarthy, a professional knitter and pattern book author. Skloot said "in the Pacific Northwest, () roots () half New York Jew and half Midwestern Protestant."〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Making of a Bestseller: Rebecca Skloot and a Great Obsession )〕 She got her high school diploma from Metropolitan Learning Center in Portland, Oregon.〔() Portland Public Schools〕 After attending Portland Community College and becoming a Veterinary Technician, she received a BS in biological sciences from Colorado State University, and an MFA in creative nonfiction〔 from the University of Pittsburgh. She is a former vice president of the National Book Critics Circle〔 She has taught creative writing and science journalism at the University of Pittsburgh, New York University, and the University of Memphis.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Rebecca Skloot profile )〕 She lives in Chicago, Illinois, with her long-time boyfriend, David Prete, an actor, author, and theater director.〔(David Prete ) official website〕 Skloot has published over 200 featured stories and essays.〔 Her work has appeared in ''The New York Times'', ''The New York Times Magazine'', ''O: The Oprah Magazine'', ''Discover'', and ''New York'' magazine. Skloot is also a contributing editor at ''Popular Science'' and has worked as a correspondent for NPR's ''Radiolab'' and PBS's ''NOVA scienceNOW''.〔 Her first book, the #1 New York Times Bestselling ''The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks'' (2010), is about Henrietta Lacks and the immortal cell line (known as HeLa) that came from her cancer cells in 1951.〔 It was named a New York Times notable book, and selected as a best book of the year by more than 60 publications. It is being made into an HBO film produced by Oprah Winfrey and Alan Ball.〔(Oprah and Alan Ball to Make Film of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks ), May 12, 2010〕 Her second book, exploring the science and ethics of human-animal relationships, is under contract with Crown Publishing Group.〔(New Skloot Book Announcement ) October 13, 2011〕 Skloot is an atheist.〔(In 'The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks,' writer Rebecca Skloot shows us science's unsuspecting benefactor )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rebecca Skloot」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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