David Suzuki

Dr. David Takayoshi Suzuki (born March 24 1936) is a Canadian geneticist who has attained prominence as a science broadcaster and an environmental activist. He is also a co-founder of the David Suzuki Foundation.

Academic career

Suzuki received his B.A. from Amherst College in Massachusetts in 1958, and his Ph.D. in zoology from the University of Chicago in 1961.

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B.A. - Amherst College - Massachusetts - 1958 - Ph.D. - Zoology - University of Chicago - 1961

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Early in his research career he studied genetics, using the popular model organism Drosophila melanogaster (fruit flies). To be able to use his initials in naming any new genes he found, he studied Drosophila temperature-sensitive phenotypes (DTS). (As he jokingly noted at a lecture at Johns Hopkins University, the only alternative was "darn tough skin".) He gained several international awards for his research into these mutations.

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Genetics - Model organism - Drosophila melanogaster - Johns Hopkins University - Mutations

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For his work popularizing science and environmental issues, he has been presented with honorary degrees (all doctorates) from schools in Canada, The United States and Australia. He has notably received an honorary doctorate from Lakehead University (Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada), a nationally-renowned centre for environmental studies and activism.

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Honorary degree - Doctorates - Canada - The United States - Australia - Lakehead University - Thunder Bay, Ontario - Environmental - Activism

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