Thomas J. Eggebraaten  IBM Systems and Technology Group, 3605 HWY 52 N, Rochester, MN 55901 (teggeus.ibm.com). Mr. Eggebraaten is a software engineer in the Healthcare and Life Sciences development organization of the IBM Systems and Technology Group. Soon after receiving a B.S. degree in computer science from the University of North Dakota in 1999, he joined IBM in Rochester, Minnesota, where he contributed to the testing of products for the iSeries^® platform, such as WebSphere^® and DB2^®. He is now developing tools that support collaborative disease-specific research projects involving multiple health-care providers. He is also involved in the IBM Clinical Genomics Solution and various other life-science projects. He is a member of the IBM invention review board in Rochester.

Jeffrey W. Tenner  IBM Systems and Technology Group, 3605 HWY 52 N, Rochester, MN 55901 (tennerus.ibm.com). Mr. Tenner is a Senior Technical Staff Member in the Healthcare and Life Sciences development organization of the IBM Systems and Technology Group. He is also Chief Architect for the IBM/Mayo Clinic collaboration. He led the architecture and development of the IBM Clinical Genomics Solution and Data Discovery and Query Builder products. Previously, he held technical leadership roles in the development of DB2^® for iSeries^® and was lead architect for the Domino^® portfolio of products for iSeries. He holds several patents in database technology and is a member of the editorial board of the IBM Systems Magazine.

Joel C. Dubbels  IBM Systems and Technology Group, 3605 HWY 52 N, Rochester, MN 55901 (dubbelsus.ibm.com). Mr. Dubbels is a senior software engineer in the Healthcare and Life Sciences development organization of the IBM Systems and Technology Group. In this role, he is responsible for development of service-oriented software solutions applied to e-business and the health-care industry. His current work is focused on solutions for disease-specific research collaboration across multiple enterprises. His previous work included measurement, analysis, and modeling of systems performance, operating system development, object-oriented-software framework development, and management.