Education Background：
BSc in Microbiology, University of
Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, 1975. Topic: Freshwater microbiology. Supervisor:
Harvest Halvorson. (deceased)
MSc in Marine Sciences, Acadia University,
Wolfville, NS, and National Research Council Atlantic Labs (Halifax, NS) 1979.
Thesis Title: The Life Cycle of the Marine Prasinophyte, Platymonasimpellucida.
Supervisor: Jack L. McLachlan. (deceased)
PhD in Oceanography, University of British
Columbia, Vancouver, BC, 1982. Thesis Title: Production of Unique Bioactive
Metabolites by the Marine Dinoflagellate, Prorocentrum minimum. Supervisor:
Paul J. Harrison. (deceased)
PDF in Biochemistry, University of
California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, 1984. Topic: Siderophore production in
marine bacteria. Supervisor: John B. Neilands. (deceased)
Job experiences：
2019 – present Professor, Department of
Biology, University of Saskatchewan
2013– 2019 Professor, Cross Appointment,
Inter-Faculty Program in Public Health, Schulich School of Medicine and
Dentistry, Western University
1997– 2019
Professor, Department of Biology, Western University
1991–1997
Associate Professor, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Western
Ontario
1987–1991
Assistant Professor, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Western
Ontario
1984–1987
NSERC University Fellow, Environmental Studies, University of Toronto