Background
Tyler, Brett Merrick was born on August 29, 1955 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Son of Neil Merrick and Melva May Tyler.
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Brett Merrick Tyler
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Education
Doctor of Philosophy, University Melbourne, Australia, 1981.
Career
Research fellow Australian National University, Canberra, 1984—1988. Professor University of California, Davis, 1988—2002, Virginia Polytechnic Institute State University, Blacksburg, since 2002.
Achievements
Membership
Master: International Phytophthora Genome Initiative (chair 1997—2001), International Fungal Genetics Policy Committee 1993-1997, International Oomycete Molecular Genetics Research Collaboration Network (coordinator since 2001). Member: International Society for Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, American Phytopathological Society, International Fungal Genetics Policy Committee (member 1991-1997).
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Married Catherine Jeanette Tyler. Children: Eric David Lajeunesse, Christopher Merrick.
Education
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1981
Career
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1984 - 1988
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1988 - 2002
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2002
Awards
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Recipient Biological Sciences Directorate Distinguished Lecturer, United States National Science Foundation, 2006. Fellow Lectureship, Fulbright Foundation, 2004. Fellow, Willie Commelin Scholten Foundation (The Netherlands), 1999-2000, 8 Science Research Grants, United States National Science Foundation, 2001-2011, 15 Science Research Grants, United States Department Agriculture, 1989-2010, 3 Science Research Grants, United States National Institutes of Health, 1988-1995.Recipient Biological Sciences Directorate Distinguished Lecturer, United States National Science Foundation, 2006. Fellow Lectureship, Fulbright Foundation, 2004. Fellow, Willie Commelin Scholten Foundation (The Netherlands), 1999-2000, 8 Science Research Grants, United States National Science Foundation, 2001-2011, 15 Science Research Grants, United States Department Agriculture, 1989-2010, 3 Science Research Grants, United States National Institutes of Health, 1988-1995.