Background
Bryant, John Allen was born on April 14, 1944 in Croydon, Surrey, England. Son of Joseph Samuel and Beatrice Maud Patricia Bryant.
consultant researcher Biology educator
Bryant, John Allen was born on April 14, 1944 in Croydon, Surrey, England. Son of Joseph Samuel and Beatrice Maud Patricia Bryant.
Bachelor with honors, Cambridge (England) University, 1965; Master of Arts, Cambridge (England) University, 1969; Doctor of Philosophy, Cambridge (England) University, 1969.
Research fellow, U. East Anglia, Norwich, England, 1969-1970; lecturer, U. Nottingham, England, 1970-1974; lecturer, U. Wales, Cardiff, 1974-1977; senior lecturer, U. Wales, Cardiff, 1977-1982; reader, U. Wales, Cardiff, 1982-1985; professor biology, U. Exeter, England, since 1985. Director, chair Biotechnology South West Ltd., United Kingdom, since 1988. Various consultancy/advisory activities in plant science and biotechnology.
Chair local branch Liberal Democratic Party, since 1992. Member Society Experimental Biology (member council 1981-1987, 92—, honorary secretary 1983-1987, vice president since 2001), Bio-chemical Society (committee 1993-1996), International Society Plant Molecular Biology, Christians in Science (chair since 2001).
Married Marjorie Joan Hatch, July 27, 1968. Children: Jonathan Mark, Simon James Fraser.