Priya Hays, Ph.D. is an accomplished science writer, having written and published four books and edited one book as well as having authored over twenty-five publications in journals as varied as the Bulletin of Science, Technology and Society, L’Esprit Createur, Interdisciplinary Literary Studies, Genetics in Medicine, Journal of Clinical Investigation and Studies, Preventive Medicine, Epidemiology and Public Health, and Medical Research Archives. The publication of the first edition of Advancing Healthcare Through Personalized Medicine brought Dr. Hays much prominence and credibility in the personalized and genomic medicine field. She was elected to three prestigious medical societies.