Early career researchers: an interview with Graham Scott.
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چکیده
Graham Scott is an Assistant Professor at McMaster University, Canada, where he studies the integrative biology of how animals cope in challenging environments. He received his Bachelor's degree in biology before completing a Master's degree with Trish Schulte and then a PhD in 2009 with Bill Milsom at the University of British Columbia, Canada. He moved on to continue his postdoc training with Ian Johnston at the University of St Andrews, UK. Scott received the Animal Section Presidents' Medal from the Society for Experimental Biology in 2012, he was an author on the Journal of Zoology Paper of the Year in 2015 and he was awarded the Robert G. Boutilier New Investigator Award by the Canadian Society of Zoologists in 2017.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Journal of experimental biology
دوره 220 Pt 16 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2017