Sara Winokur is a geneticist, researcher, and author. Sara has a master’s degree in cytogenetics and a Ph.D. in molecular genetics. Her research helped identify mutations underlying muscular dystrophy, Huntington’s disease, dwarfism, and a rare craniofacial syndrome. She continues to work as a consultant on potential therapies for genetic disease. She is also the author of the Icelandic mystery, Double Blind: The Icelandic Manuscript Murders.  Dozens of her articles have been published in scientific journals. Her research has appeared in Human Molecular Genetics, Nature Genetics, and Cell Stem Cell. Sara is a well-respected figure in the scientific community. As an ovarian cancer "thriver", Sara has a sense of gratitude, strength, and perspective. She resides with her husband and writes in Southern California.