Background
Shier, Wayne Thomas was born in 1943 in Harriston, Ontario, Canada, December.1. Son of Clayton and Margaret Agnes (Pritchard) Shier.
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Shier, Wayne Thomas was born in 1943 in Harriston, Ontario, Canada, December.1. Son of Clayton and Margaret Agnes (Pritchard) Shier.
Bachelor of Science, University Waterloo, Canada, 1966. Master of Science, University Illinois, 1968. Doctor of Philosophy, University Illinois, 1970.
Research assistant Biosciences division National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, 1965-1966. Research associate Salk Institute Biological Studies, Louisiana Jolla, California, 1970-1972. Assistant research professor, chairman cell biology laboratory Salk Institute Biological Studies, 1972-1980.
Associate professor College Pharmacy, University of Minnesota, 1979-1985, professor, since 1985, director graduate studies in pharmacognosy, since 1985.
Visiting professor U. Philippines College Medicine, Manila, 1985. Consultant Tokyo Tanabe Company, 1985.
Cancer Research Fund laboratories, London, 1973. Durnham junior fellow in oncology American Cancer Society, 1970-1972.
Research grantee National Institute Allergy and Infectious Diseases, 1972, National Cancer Institute, 1974, 77, National Institute General Medicine, 1985, National Science Foundation, 1980, 85, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 1979,Committee to Combat Huntington"s Disease, 1983, American Heart Association, 1983, 85, National Institute General Medicine, 1985.
Member of American Association for the Advancement of Science, Academy Pharmaceutical Sciences, Society Toxicology, New York Academy Scis, American Chemical Society, International Society Toxinology, American Society Cell Biology, American Society Biological Chemists, Sigma Xi.
Married Gloria Cumagan Bulan, May 31, 1969. Children: John Thomas, Maria Teresita, Anna Christina.