Background
Brown, Derek John Finlay was born on May 18, 1950 in Nairn, Highland, Scotland.
Brown, Derek John Finlay was born on May 18, 1950 in Nairn, Highland, Scotland.
Bachelor, Open University, 1977. Doctor of Philosophy, Open University, 1983. Doctor of Science, Open University, 1999.
Assistant science officer, Scottish Crop Research Institute, Dundee, Scotland, 1970-1975; science officer, Scottish Crop Research Institute, Dundee, Scotland, 1975-1980; higher science officer, Scottish Crop Research Institute, Dundee, Scotland, 1980-1985; senior science officer, Scottish Crop Research Institute, Dundee, Scotland, 1985-1991; principal research leader, Scottish Crop Research Institute, Dundee, Scotland, since 1991. Visiting professor Zhejiang Agricultural U., Hangzhou, since 1998.
Chairman Letham and District Community Council, since 1995. Fellow Russian Society Nematologists, American Society Nematologists, Institute of Biology (chartered biologist). Member Russian Academy Natural Sciences (honorary foreign).
Married June Thompson, May 2, 1970. Children: Derek West Indies, Richard A.