Resume

• 1973

  Microbiology/Biochemistry

  University of Massachusetts Medical School

• 1968

  Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

  Microbiology/Biochemistry

  Dissertation titled “Pleiotrophic Effect of dnaA Gene on Initiation of DNA Replication and Cell Division in Escherichia coli”

  1971. Received Graduate Student Teaching Support.

  The University of British Columbia

• 1967

  Master's Degree

  Microbiology

  Genetics

  Joined American Society for Microbiology (1968)

  received State of California Merit Scholarship and Galoust Gulbenkian Scholarship

  1968.\nMA Thesis titled “Cell division cycle of digenotic strains of E. coli”

  San Francisco State University

• Research

  Genomics

  Biotechnology

  PCR

  Molecular Biology

  R&D

  Public Speaking

  Biochemistry

  Biology

  Microbiology

  Life Sciences

  Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)

  Genetics

  Science

  Cell Biology

  Khachatourians

  Khachatourians

  Oak Ridge National Laboratory

  Univ Saskatchewan

  Oak Ridge National Laboratory

  Oak Ridge TN USA

  I was awarded Medical Research Council of Canada Fellowship for the duration to work in bacterial genetics (Supervisor Dr. Roy Curtis III) and Radiation Biology (Supervisor Drs. Howard Adler and Paul Swenson). I spent part of the summer of 1973 at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory for Biology

  taking an advanced bacterial genetics workshop.

  Post doctoral fellow

  Univ Saskatchewan

  Emeritus Professor

  Educator and Research leader

  the University of Saskatchewan's \"First and Best\" (1995). Recipient of Saskatoon Rotary International Club's 1996 \"Golden Wheel Award\" in Science and Technology

  Member of the Biotechnology Human Resources Council of Canada University and College Biotechnology Programs Task Force (1997-98)

  Member of the BioteCanada Human Resources Council

  Standards and Certification Task Force (1998-99)

  Chair

  External Review

  Masters in Pest Management Program at Simon Fraser University (2001)

  Winner of Scholarly Writing Award

  Saskatchewan Book Awards for “The Biotechnology Revolution in Global Agriculture” (With P. W. B. Phillips

  (2001 )

  Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada 25 Year Recognition Award for Excellence in (2004)

  Gold Prize for outstanding contribution from Colombian Entomological Society (2006)

  the American Society for Microbiology for 40 years of participation

  achievement and contribution to microbiology (2008)

  and by the Canadian College of Microbiologists for his leadership for advancement of knowledge and education in microbiology (2009).

  Various