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October 2003 A Population Scientist's Odyssey Under the Banyan Tree: Sheldon J. Segal recognized the serious consequences of rapid population growth in developing countries early in his career and built an impressive record of accomplishment over the past 50 years. He served as the founding director of both the Population Council’s Center for Biomedical Research and The Rockefeller Foundation’s Population Sciences program. He has authored over 250 publications in the fields of embryology, endocrinology, the biology of reproduction and contraceptive development, and family planning. Collaborating in a 1999 Oxford University Press publication, Segal asked the intriguing question, Is Menstruation Obsolete? In Under the Banyan Tree, published by Oxford in January 2003, Segal chronicles the doubling of the world’s population in the last 40 years and the growth of government-sponsored family planning programs in less-developed countries. He offers a personal perspective on the importance of rigorous science and research to further the progress that has been made toward improving human well-being and points to the significant population challenges to be met in the coming decades. Commenting on having stepped outside of the laboratory to talk citizen to citizen in Under the Banyan Tree, Segal notes, "I have written this book with the hope that it will enhance public interest and enlighten population dialogue." Senior editor Laragh Gollogly of the venerable British medical journal The Lancet writes of Segal that not only is he "an enlightening and entertaining witness to history, he was instrumental in making it." Gollogly continues, "Most non-governmental organizations claim to promote change for the better; the Population Council actually has hard evidence of having changed the lives and expectations of hundreds of millions of people." Segal currently serves as the Council's Distinguished Scientist and as chairman of its Institutional Review Board. A prolific author, he is about to release Hormone Use in Menopause and Male Andropause: A Choice for Women and Men, co-authored with Dr. Luigi Mastroianni. The book analyzes why men and women experience midlife changes and what can be done to control the symptoms. See Also
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