Background
Miernyk, Jan Andrew was born on October 4, 1947 in Boulder, Colorado, United States. Son of William Henry and Mary Lorraine (Davis) Miernyk.
Miernyk, Jan Andrew was born on October 4, 1947 in Boulder, Colorado, United States. Son of William Henry and Mary Lorraine (Davis) Miernyk.
AB, West Virginia University, 1974; Master of Science, West Virginia University, 1977; Doctor of Philosophy, Arizona State University, 1980.
Postdoctoral research associate biology department Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, CAn., 1980-1983. Monsanto postdoctoral research fellow biochemistry department University Missouri, Columbia, 1983-1984. Research chemist GS-12 Seed Biosynthesis Research Unit Northern Regional Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Peoria, Illinois, 1984-1988.
Supervisory research chemist General Motors-13 Phytoproducts Research Unit National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, Agricultural Research Service United States Department of Agriculture, 1988-1996, supervisory research chemist GS-14 Mycotoxin Research Unit, since 1996. Adjunct research assistant, associate, full professor biochemistry department University Missouri, Columbia, since 1984. Fellow Office Economic Co-Operation and Development, DEpt.
Biology, University Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 1989, senior visiting research fellow department biological and nutritional science, 1995. Ad hoc reviewer National Science and Engineering Research Council Canada-Plant Biology Program, Royal Society London-Research Fellowship Program, United States-Israel Binational Agricultural Research and Development Fund, others. Consultant biological education American Institute for Biological Sciences.
Virtual mentor undergraduate and graduate students American Society for Cell Biology.
Tutor General Educational Development courses Tri-County Urban League, Peoria, Illinois, 1990-1997. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society Plant Physiologists, American Society Cell Biology, American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, International Society for Plant Molecular Biology, American Society for Microbiology, Science Research Society North America, Sigma Xi.
Married Sally Lynn Hedrick, April 26, 1977 (divorced June 1989). 1 child, Briana.