Background
Blystone, Robert Vernon was born on July 4, 1943 in El Paso, Texas, United States. Son of Edward Vernon and Cecilia Blystone.
educator consultant cell biologist
Blystone, Robert Vernon was born on July 4, 1943 in El Paso, Texas, United States. Son of Edward Vernon and Cecilia Blystone.
Bachelor of Science in Biological Science, University Texas, El Paso, 1965; Master of Arts in Zoology, University Texas, Austin, 1968; Doctor of Philosophy in Zoology, University Texas, Austin, 1971.
Instructor, University Texas, El Paso, 1965; teaching assistant, University Texas, Austin, 1965-1968; National Institutes of Health predoctoral fellow, University Texas, Austin, 1968-1970; assistant professor biology, Trinity U., San Antonio, 1971-1976; associate professor, Trinity U., San Antonio, 1976-1984; professor, Trinity U., San Antonio, since 1984; department chairman, Trinity U., San Antonio, 1984-1986; director, Biological Visualization Laboratory, San Antonio, since 1971. Consultant Ednl. Testing Svc., Princeton, New Jersey, also others. Text and trade book consultant, McGraw-Hill, 1987, Harper-Collins, 1991-1993, University of Oxford Press, 1988, Addison-Wesley, 1987-1991, also others.
Assistant director, director, secretary, vice president, historian Alamo Regional Science Fair, 1973-1985. Board directors Science Collaborative, San Antonio, 1987-1995. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science (film/book reviewer 1982-1995), Texas Academy Science (honorary life, Executive Board 1976-1979).
Member American Association of University Professors (treasurer chapter 1984-1986), NSTA (college committee 1987-1989), American Institute Biological Sciences (associate editor BioScience since 1995), Microscopy Society American, American Society Cell Biology (education committee 1985-1989, 91-), National Association Biology Teachers, Texas Society Electron Microscopy (program chairman, associate journal editor 1982-1983), Association Computing Machinery (SIGGRAPHedn. committee 1994-1997), Sigma Xi (president chapter 1990-1991).
Married Donna Joan Moore, March 26, 1964. 1 child, Daniel Vernon.