Robert Haynes
Robert Haynes (born August 27, 1931 in London , Ontario, † December 22, 1998 in Toronto ) was a Canadian geneticist and biophysicist .
Haynes studied mathematics and physics at the University of Western Ontario (graduating in 1953) and received his doctorate there in 1957 with a thesis in biophysics under the supervision of Alan C. Burton . After stays as a postdoc at St. Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College at the University of London with Joseph Rotblat and at the Biophysics Department at the University of Chicago , he was appointed Associate Professor at the University of California, Berkeley in 1964. In 1968 he became professor and head of the newly created Department of Biology at York University in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Haynes is best known for his pioneering work in discovering and researching the mechanisms by which cells can repair damaged DNA .
In 1982 Haynes was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (RSC). In 1988 he received the Flavelle Medal of the RSC and in 1995 he became President of the RSC. Further honors are the appointment as Officer of the Order of Canada (1990) and the award of a D. Sc. honoris causa from the University of Manitoba 1995.
Web links
- Robert Hall Haynes. (PDF) Royal Society of Canada, archived from the original on March 19, 2012 (English).
- Haynes, Robert (1993): How Mars Might Become a Home for Humans. The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Mankind .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Haynes, Robert |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Haynes, Robert Hall |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian geneticist and biophysicist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 27, 1931 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 22, 1998 |
| Place of death | Toronto |