LSU Boyd Professor and Dr. Mary Lou Applewhite Distinguished Professor of Biological Sciences Mark Batzer was recently named editor-in-chief of “Gene: An International Journal of Functional and Evolutionary Genomics.” More than 5,000 institutions – 95 percent of institutions worldwide – subscribe to the prestigious scientific journal, according to a University news release. “This is an exciting opportunity for me to mold a journal that I’ve contributed to for years and also promote different aspects of science that need the attention of the publication’s readership,” Batzer said in the news release.—–Contact Kyle Bove at [email protected]