Jack Heinemann
{{short description|American-New Zealand academic (born 1962)}}
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| alma_mater = University of Oregon
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Jack Alfred Heinemann is an American-New Zealand academic.
Academic career
After an undergrad at University of Wisconsin-Madison Heinemann studied for a PhD from the University of Oregon.{{cite web|url=https://theconversation.com/profiles/jack-heinemann-4727 |title=Jack Heinemann – The Conversation |publisher=Theconversation.com |date=6 October 2011 |accessdate=9 November 2016}} He currently works at the University of Canterbury where he is director of the Centre for Integrated Research in Biosafety.{{cite web |url=http://www.inbi.canterbury.ac.nz/about.shtml |title=About – Centre for Integrated Research on Biosafety – University of Canterbury – New Zealand |publisher=Inbi.canterbury.ac.nz |accessdate=9 November 2016 |archive-date=7 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161107001834/http://www.inbi.canterbury.ac.nz/about.shtml |url-status=dead }}
Heinemann is a vocal critic of the way genetic engineered risks are assessed{{cite web|url=https://agscienceblog.wordpress.com/2013/05/23/fsanz-rejects-scientists-concerns-about-the-safety-of-gm-wheat/ |title=FSANZ rejects scientists' concerns about the safety of GM wheat | AgScience |publisher=Agscienceblog.wordpress.com |date=23 May 2013 |accessdate=9 November 2016}}{{cite web |url=https://www.nbr.co.nz/article/authority-rejects-anti-gm-claims-dc-140674 |title=Kiwi professor's anti-GM claims rejected | The National Business Review |publisher=Nbr.co.nz |date=28 May 2013 |accessdate=9 November 2016 |archive-date=17 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190417052239/https://www.nbr.co.nz/article/authority-rejects-anti-gm-claims-dc-140674 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2011/03/the-battle-for-biodiversity-monsanto-and-farmers-clash/73117/ |title=The Battle for Biodiversity: Monsanto and Farmers Clash |publisher=The Atlantic |date=28 March 2011 |accessdate=9 November 2016}} and the benefits are estimated.{{cite web|url=https://agscienceblog.wordpress.com/2013/06/19/comparison-of-agriculture-in-north-america-and-europe-raises-questions-about-the-value-of-gm/ |title=Comparison of agriculture in North America and Europe raises questions about the value of GM | AgScience |date=19 June 2013 |publisher=Agscienceblog.wordpress.com |accessdate=9 November 2016}}
In 2002 he received the New Zealand Association of Scientists Research Medal.{{cite web|url=http://www.canterbury.ac.nz/spark/researcher.aspx?researcherid=86245 |title=UC SPARK – University of Canterbury – New Zealand |publisher=Canterbury.ac.nz |accessdate=9 November 2016}}
In 2004 Heinemann was awarded an Award of Excellence from the Tertiary Education Union{{cite web |url=http://teu.ac.nz/about/teu-rules-and-constitution/teu-awards/award-recipients-and-alumni/ |title=Award recipients and alumni – TEU |publisher=Teu.ac.nz |date=19 February 2016 |accessdate=9 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009174320/http://teu.ac.nz/about/teu-rules-and-constitution/teu-awards/award-recipients-and-alumni/ |archive-date=9 October 2016 |url-status=dead }} and served as Branch President.{{cite web|url=http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED1403/S00129/staff-welcome-canterburys-academic-freedom-policy.htm |title=Staff welcome Canterbury's academic freedom policy | Scoop News |publisher=Scoop.co.nz |date=21 March 2014 |accessdate=9 November 2016}}
Selected works
- Heinemann, J. A., & Sprague Jr, G. F. (1989). Bacterial conjugative plasmids mobilize DNA transfer between bacteria and yeast. Nature, 340(6230), 205–209.
- Kiers, E. T., Leakey, R. R., Izac, A. M., Heinemann, J. A., Rosenthal, E., Nathan, D., & Jiggins, J. (2008). Agriculture at a crossroads. Science, 320(5874), 320.
- Heinemann, J. A. (1991). Genetics of gene transfer between species. Trends in Genetics, 7(6), 181–185.
- Heinemann, J. A., Ankenbauer, R. G., & Amábile-Cuevas, C. F. (2000). Do antibiotics maintain antibiotic resistance?. Drug discovery today, 5(5), 195–204.
- Cooper, T. F., & Heinemann, J. A. (2000). Postsegregational killing does not increase plasmid stability but acts to mediate the exclusion of competing plasmids. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 97(23), 12643–12648.
References
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External links
- [http://www.canterbury.ac.nz/spark/researcher.aspx?researcherid=86245 institutional homepage]
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Category:21st-century New Zealand biologists
Category:University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni
Category:University of Oregon alumni
Category:Academic staff of the University of Canterbury
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