Barbara A. Schaal
Barbara Anna Schaal (* 1947 in Berlin) is an American evolutionary biologist of German descent. She teaches as a professor at Washington University in St. Louis .
She investigates processes such as gene flow , geographical differentiation and domestication of cultivated plants with the help of molecular genetic methods.
From 1995 to 1996 she was President of the Botanical Society of America (BSA). She has been with PCAST , the advisory body to the US President, since 2009 .
In 1999 she was elected to the National Academy of Sciences and in 2006 to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences . In 2017 she was President of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
Individual evidence
- ↑ wustl.edu: Barbara Schaal ( Memento of the original from February 9, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Awards and Prizes at BSA Annual Meeting (1999)
- ^ C. Martin: Dr Barbara Schaal, President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. (No longer available online.) ResearchMediaLtd, June 7, 2013, archived from the original on February 9, 2015 ; Retrieved February 9, 2015 .
- ^ AAAS Presidents . In: AAAS - The World's Largest General Scientific Society . November 13, 2013 ( aaas.org [accessed January 28, 2018]).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schaal, Barbara A. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Schaal, Barbara Anna (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American evolutionary biologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1947 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |