Background
Somerville, Christopher Roland was born on October 11, 1947. Naturalized, United States, 1995.
Somerville, Christopher Roland was born on October 11, 1947. Naturalized, United States, 1995.
Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, University Alberta, Canada, 1974. Master of Science in Genetics, University Alberta, Canada, 1976. Doctor of Philosophy in Genetics, University Alberta, Canada, 1978.
Doctor of Science (honorary), Queen's University, 1993. Doctor of Science (honorary), University Alberta, 1997. Doctor of Science (honorary), Wageningen University, 1998.
Research associate department agronomy University Illinois, 1978—1981. Assistant professor department genetics University Alberta, 1981. Associate professor department botany and plant pathology Michigan State University, 1982-1986, professor, 1986—1993.
Professor department biological science Stanford University, California, 1994—2008. Director department plant biology Carnegie Institution Washington, Stanford, 1994—2008. Director Energy Bioscis.
Institute, Uc Berkeley, since 2007, professor, since 2007. Panel member federal support for soybean research United States Department of Agriculture - Agricultural Research Service, 1981. Member advisory board molecular genetics Massachusetts General Hospital, 1989—1992.
Member plant advisory group Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, 1990. Member advisory board The Institute Genomic Research, since 1992, Noble Foundation, 1993—1997, Danforth Center, 1999—2001. Member board agriculture National Research Council, 1994—1996.
Member visiting committee Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research, 1995, Cornell University Plant Biology, 1998. Member President's Advisory Panel on Plant Biodiversity, 1997—1998, Alberta Heritage Foundation, 2000—2004. Visiting professor University Glasgow, 1998—2006.
Member science advisory board Wellcome Trust, 1999—2001. Member advisory committee life science Cornell University, 2001—2004. Member advisory committee University Wisconsin Structural Biology Center, 2001—2004.
Chief Executive Officer Mendel Biotechnology, 2002—2007.
Fellow: American Association for the Advancement of Science, Royal Society London, Royal Society of Canada. Member: International Society Plant Molecular Biology, Academia Europaea, National Academy of Sciences (board member 1993-1997), American Society Plant Physiologists (member publication committee 1989-1991, Gibbs medal 1993, Schull award 1987).