Nicholas J. Schisler, PhD

Professional Affiliations

American Association for the Advancement of Science (1989-present)

American Society of Human Genetics (2000-present)

Council on Undergraduate Research (2000-present)

Genetics Society of America (1997-present)

Genetics Society of Canada (1986-present)

International Mammalian Genome Society (2002-present)

International Society for Molecular Evolution (1997-present)

International Society for Computational Biology (1997-present)

National Association of Biology Teachers (1998-present)

Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution (1997-present)

Society of Systematic Biologists (1998-present)

The Willi Hennig Society (2000-present)

Education and Training

Postdoctoral Researcher, 1996-2000
Department of Biology, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN USA 47405-6801
Project: Created annotated bioinformatic sequence databases and access software for use in studies of intron structure and evolution.
Supervisor: Professor Jeffrey Palmer

Doctor of Philosophy, 1996
Department of Biology (Genetics), University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario Canada N6A 5B7
Dissertation: The Antioxidant Enzymes (Superoxide Dismutase, Catalase and Glutathione Peroxidase): Their Molecular Evolution and Regulation in Mice
Supervisor: Professor Shiva Singh

Honors Bachelor of Science, 1982
Department of Biology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario Canada N6A 5B7

Fellowships and Grants

National Institutes of Health R01 Grant Number LM007218-01A1 with Arlin Stoltzfus "Intron Evolution: automated phylogenetic analysis system" ($552,000), 2002-2005

NSERC Postdoctoral Fellowship ($50,000), 1989 (declined) 

NSERC Postgraduate Scholarship ($20,000), 1983

Prizes, Awards and Honors

University of Western Ontario Gold Medal, 1982
(recognizes student with highest standing in graduating class) 

Dean's Honour List , 1980-82
("A" average during undergraduate degree) 

Chrysler Canada Scholarship, 1977
(university entrance scholarship)

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