Research Focus Teams
Autism, Tuberculosis, Ecosystem Health
Research Interests
Bacterial catabolism, Microbial ecology, Microbiome
Departments
Microbiology & Immunology
Bio
- Professor, Department of Microbiology & Immunology, University of British Columbia (since 1993)
- Co-founder and Co-Chief Scientific Officer, Microbiome Insights Inc. (since 2015)
- Fellow, American Academy of Microbiology (since 2017)
- Directorate Advisory Committee, Earth & Biological Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, U.S. Dept. of Energy (2015-2021)
- Steering Committee and Research Group Leader, Life Sciences Institute, UBC (2005-2019)
- Murray Award for Career Achievement, Canadian Society of Microbiologists (2016)
- Board of Directors, International Society for Microbial Ecology (2009-2014)
- Editorial Board, Applied & Environmental Microbiology (2003-2012)
- Editorial Board, Microbial Ecology (2000-2009)
- The bacterium, Pseudomonas mohnii, was named "in honour of William Mohn, for his pioneering contributions" (Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 57:923-931, 2007)
- Adjunct Professor, Chem. & Chem. Eng., Royal Military College (1998-2006)
- Sabbatical, Centro Nacional de Biotechnologia CSIC, Madrid, Spain (2002-2003)
- Killam Research Prize (2002)
- Section Editor, Canadian Journal of Microbiology (1997-2002)
- Visiting Scientist, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa (1992-1993)
- Research Associate, National Research Council Canada, Ottawa (1990-1992)
- PhD, Microbiology, Michigan State University (1990)
- BA, Biology, Colgate University (1983)
- Non-academic interests: soccer, skiing, fishing, gardening
- Murray Award for Career Achievement, Canadian Society of Microbiologists (2016)
Killam Research Prize (2002)