Galen Perry

Mr. Perry established and currently serves as Sr. Vice President of TGen’s Office of Marketing and Communications. In this role, he oversees an active marketing, communications, and education team.

Mr. Perry received his Bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Maine and his Master's degree in Communications from American University. His previous experience includes positions with the National Human Genome Research Institute at the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, where he co-­established the Office of Public Outreach and Science Education for NHGRI's Division of Intramural Research; The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, Maine; and Eastern Maine Medical Center, Bangor Maine.

He is the co-creator of the world’s first Talking Glossary of Genetics, an audio-based glossary of genetic terms, accessed to date by millions of listeners, as well as the accompanying print version, An A to Z of DNA Science: What Scientists Mean When They Talk of Genes and Genomes (available in 3 languages) published by Cold Spring Harbor Press.