Lyle G. Best is at the faculty of Turtle Mountain Community College, Belcourt, ND, working as an epidemiologist with Missouri Breaks Industries Research Inc at Eagle Butte, SD, and adjunct faculty at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine. He completed his MD degree at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in 1974, and his Family Medicine residency at the University of Minnesota in 1977. He currently leads genetic epidemiology research on pre-eclampsia in pregnancy (NIGMS P20GM103442), cardiovascular disease (the Strong Heart Study, NHLBI contract: 75N92019D00029), and asthma (NIMHD R01MD0190). His honors include Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Omega Alpha, U .S. Public Health Service Commendation Medal, and honorary membership in the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians. Over 25 of his first-author publications have addressed multiple topics beyond genetics, including research ethics, quality of medical care, infectious disease, and toxicology. Dr. Best taught Intro to Human Genetics at the Tribal college from 1988 to 2013, and continues to teach genetics and research methodology in conjunction with his ongoing research work there.