Background
Sells, Bruce Howard was born on August 15, 1930 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Son of Charles Henry and Nell (Worth) Sells.
Sells, Bruce Howard was born on August 15, 1930 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Son of Charles Henry and Nell (Worth) Sells.
Bachelor of Science, Carleton U., 1952; Master of Arts, Queen's U., 1954; Doctor of Philosophy, McGill University, 1957.
Demonstrator, McGill University, Montreal, Ontario, Canada, 1954-1957; research associate, Columbia University, New York City, 1961-1962; assistant professor, St. Jude Children's Hospital-U. Tennessee, Memphis, 1962-1968; associate professor, St. Jude Children's Hospital, Memphis, 1964-1972; member, St. Jude Children's Hospital, Memphis, 1968-1972; professor, director molecular biology, Memorial U. Newfoundland, St. John's, Canada, 1972-1983; associate dean, Memorial U. Newfoundland, St. John's, Canada, 1979-1983; professor molecular biology, U. Guelph, Ontario, Canada, 1983-1996; dean biological science, U. Guelph, Ontario, Canada, 1983-1995; professor emeritus, U. Guelph, since 1997. Advising committee Ontario Health Research Council, 1992.
Advisory Committee Ontario Health Research Council, since 1992. Fellow Royal Society Canada (rapporteur microbiology and biochemistry division 1985-1987, convenor 1987-1989). Member Academy Science of Royal Society Canada (life science division fellowship review committee 1990-1992), American Society Microbiologists, American Society Biological Chemists, American Society Cell Biology, Canada BiochemistrySoc.
(president 1981-1982, Ayerst award selection committee 1990), Medical Research Council (Centennial fellowships committee, Chairman of Commission on biotechnology development grants 1983-1985, standing committee for Canada Genetic Disease Network 1991-1992, chairman, since 1992), National Research Council Canada (biological phenomena subcommittee 1983-1986, chairman steering group, science criteria for environmental quality committee 1986,E.W.R. Steacie Prize committee 1986-1988), Association Canada Deans of Science (co-founder 1989).
Married Bernice May Romain, September 19, 1953. Children: Jennifer, Monica, David, Lisa.