Anne Simon is an American biology professor, scientist, and a science advisor on the American television series ''

The X-Files ''The X-Files'' is an American science fiction on television, science fiction drama (film and television), drama television series created by Chris Carter (screenwriter), Chris Carter. The series revolves around Federal Bureau of Investigation ...

'', both the original series for all nine seasons and the 2016 miniseries. The first episode of the original series that she provided science consultation on was the first-season finale "

The Erlenmeyer Flask "The Erlenmeyer Flask" is the 24th episode and the first season finale of the science fiction television series ''The X-Files''. Written by executive producer Chris Carter and directed by R. W. Goodwin, the episode continues with the mythology ...

", which was telecast on May 13, 1994. She became involved with the series through her connection as a family friend of series creator Chris Carter. She wrote a 2001 book about the biological science of the show, ''The Real Science Behind the X-Files: Microbes, Meteorites and Mutants'' (). Her father is screenwriter and playwright

Mayo Simon Mayo Simon is an American screenwriter, author and playwright. He is the father of the author Francesca Simon and biologist-'' X-Files'' science advisor Anne Simon. Select filmography *''Man from Atlantis'' (1977) (pilot episode) *''Futureworl ...

, and her sister is ''

Horrid Henry ''Horrid Henry'' is a children's book series by Francesca Simon and illustrated by Tony Ross. It has been adapted for television, film and theatre. Horrid Henry is set in the United Kingdom in 1994. Books The first ''Horrid Henry'' book was wr ...

'' author

Francesca Simon Francesca Isabella Simon (born 23 February, 1955) is an American-born British author who resides in North London. She is most famous for writing the ''Horrid Henry'' series of Children's literature, children's books. She is the daughter of scre ...

. She received her BA in

biology Biology is the scientific study of life. It is a natural science with a broad scope but has several unifying themes that tie it together as a single, coherent field. For instance, all organisms are made up of cells that process hereditary i ...

(magna cum laude) from the

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in 1978 and her

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from

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in 1982. Simon's primary research is on virus replication and symptom expression using the model virus,

Turnip crinkle virus ''Turnip crinkle virus'' (TCV) is a plant pathogenic virus of the family ''Tombusviridae''. It was first isolated from turnip (''Brassica campestris'' ssp. ''rapa''). Structure TCV is a small (4054 nucleotides), single-stranded, positive-sense ...

. She is a professor at the

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in the Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics. Dr. Simon also heads the Virology Program at UMd, and is a senior editor of ''

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''.

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Anne Simon's Turnip Crinkle Virus Laboratory
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