Background
Briskin, Donald Phillip was born on February 28, 1955 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Jerome William and Lynette Helen (Greenbaum) Briskin.
Briskin, Donald Phillip was born on February 28, 1955 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Jerome William and Lynette Helen (Greenbaum) Briskin.
Bachelor of Science in Biological Science, University of Southern California, 1977; Doctor of Philosophy in Plant Physiology, University of California, Riverside, 1981.
Postdoctoral fellow biological department, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 1982-1983; plant physiologist United States Department of Agriculture - Agricultural Research Service, Utah State University, Logan, 1983-1985; assistant professor department agronomy, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1985-1988; associate professor department agronomy, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1988-1992; professor department agronomy, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, since 1992.
Member American Association of University Professors, American Society Plant Physiologists, Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi.
Married Jacqueline Connor, January 6, 1978. Children: Brigid Johanna, Alissa Mary, Matthew Connor. Married Margaret Gawienowski, August 13, 1995.