Professor of Zoology, University of British Columbia, since 1969
BA, Amherst Coll. 1958; PhD, U. of Chicago, 1961. Num. hon. degrees. Asst. Prof. Genetics, U. Alberta 1962; Assoc. Prof. UBC, 1965; visiting prof. num. univs. Rec'd grants Nat. Rsch. Council Can., US Atomic Energy Comn., Nat. Cancer Inst. Can.; Nat. Inst. of Health, US; Candn. Del. Intntl. Congress Genetics, The Hague 1963, Chrmn. Tokyo 1968, and Berkeley 1973; NATO Rsch Fellow W. Germany 1974; intntl. speaker & lectr. various univs. scient. confs. meetings; Host and Moderator on var. TV programs and films incl. CBC "Suzuki on Science" 1971-72, "Science Magazine" 1974- 79; "Quirks & Quarks" (radio) 1974-79; "Nature of Things" since 1979. E.W.R. Steacie Fellowship 1969-72; mem. Grant Cmte. Nat. Rsch. Counc. Can. 1969-72; Roy. Can. Inst. Sanford Fleming Medal 1982; UN Envir. Prog. Medal 1985; Gov. Gen. Award for Conservation 1985; UNESCO Kalinga Prize 1986; UN Envir. Prog Global 500, 1989; Biol. Soc. Can. Gold Medal Award 1986; mem. Sci. Counc. Can. 1978-84; Fellow, Am. Soc. for Adv. of Sci. (AAAS) 1980.
Sources: Canadian Who's Who, 1993
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