American-New Zealand academic (born 1962)
Jack Alfred Heinemann is an American-New Zealand academic.
Academic career
After an undergrad at University of Wisconsin-Madison Heinemann studied for a PhD from the University of Oregon.[1] He currently works at the University of Canterbury[2] where he is director of the Centre for Integrated Research in Biosafety.[3]
Heinemann is a vocal critic of the way genetic engineered risks are assessed[4][5][6] and the benefits are estimated.[7]
In 2002 he received the New Zealand Association of Scientists Research Medal.[2]
In 2004 Heinemann was awarded an Award of Excellence from the Tertiary Education Union[8] and served as Branch President.[9]
Selected works
- Heinemann, J. A., & Sprague Jr, G. F. (1989). Bacterial conjugative plasmids mobilize DNA transfer between bacteria and yeast. Nature, 340(6230), 205–209.
- Kiers, E. T., Leakey, R. R., Izac, A. M., Heinemann, J. A., Rosenthal, E., Nathan, D., & Jiggins, J. (2008). Agriculture at a crossroads. Science, 320(5874), 320.
- Heinemann, J. A. (1991). Genetics of gene transfer between species. Trends in Genetics, 7(6), 181–185.
- Heinemann, J. A., Ankenbauer, R. G., & Amábile-Cuevas, C. F. (2000). Do antibiotics maintain antibiotic resistance?. Drug discovery today, 5(5), 195–204.
- Cooper, T. F., & Heinemann, J. A. (2000). Postsegregational killing does not increase plasmid stability but acts to mediate the exclusion of competing plasmids. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 97(23), 12643–12648.
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