PROTEIN STRUCTURE AND DYNAMICS LABORATORY . Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology

About Dr. A. Rod Merrill

Education
Research Experience
Academic Appointments
Research Awards
Society Memberships
Grant Panels
Undergraduate Courses Taught
Graduate Courses Taught

Dr. A.R. Merrill
Professor A. Rod Merrill

Education

1976-1981 University of Lethbridge, B.Sc. Honours in Chemistry
1983-1988 University of Ottawa/NRC, Ph.D. in Biochemistry (advisor: Arthur G. Szabo)

Research Experience

1981-1983 Department of Animal Science, Lethbridge Research Station
1983-1988 Guest Worker Department of Biological Sciences, National Research Council, Ottawa
1983-1988 Graduate Student, Department of Biochemistry, University of Ottawa
1988-1990 Purdue University Fellow, Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University (advisor: W.A. Cramer)
1988-1990 NSERC Postdoctoral Fellow, Dept of Biological Sciences, Purdue University (advisor: W.A. Cramer)

Academic Appointments

1990-1995 Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry,
University of Guelph
1995-1999 Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry,
University of Guelph
1999-present Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry,
University of Guelph
2002-2005 Adjunct Professor, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics,
University of Guelph
2003-2004 Visiting Professor, Department of Molecular Biology and Macromolecular Crystallography, Aarhus, Denmark
2004-present Professor, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology,
University of Guelph

Research Awards

1988-1990 NSERC Postdoctoral Fellowship
1990 NSERC Visiting Scientist in Government Laboratories
2003-2004 Benzon Foundation, Visiting Scientist Award, Aarhus University, Denmark

Society Memberships

1989-present Biophysical Society member
1990-present Protein Society member
1995-present The Biochemical Society member

Grant panels

1997-2000Member, MRC Scholarships D panel
1998-2001Member, Provincial OGS committee
2003Invited Member, CIHR BMA panel

Undergraduate Courses Taught

CHEM*4540Enzymology
CHEM*4550Structure and Conformation of Macromolecules
CHEM*3560Structure and Function in Biochemistry
CHEM*3570Analytical Biochemistry

Graduate Courses Taught

BIOP*6000Concepts in Biophysics
CHEM*7380Cell Surfaces and Cell Membranes

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