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William F. Grant
William Frederick Grant, (born October 20, 1924) is a Canadian plant geneticist, biosystematist,〔http://www.tc-biodiversity.org/biosystematics.htm Retrieved on July 22, 2008.〕 educator, and environmental advocate〔http://www.ecojustice.ca Retrieved on July 22, 2008.〕 who developed higher plant species for monitoring and testing for mutagenic effects of environmental pollutants. He has carried out research on the genetics of species of the genus Lotus (Leguminosae) and the forage species Lotus corniculatus (Birdsfoot Trefoil)〔http://topics.scirus.com/Lotus_corniculatus.html?navbar=off Retrieved on July 23, 2008.〕 developing an innovative procedure for increasing seed production〔http://www.organic.aber.ac.uk/library/Organic%20forage%20seed%20production.pdf Retrieved on July 22, 2008.〕 in the legume birdsfoot trefoil.
==Biography==
Born in Hamilton, Ontario, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1947 from McMaster University and a master's degree in 1949. In 1953, he received a PhD degree from the University of Virginia.
In 1953, he was appointed botanist to the Department of Agriculture, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, through the Colombo Technical Cooperation Program〔http://www.colombo-plan.org Retrieved on July 22, 2008.〕 under the operation of the Canadian Department of External Affairs, Ottawa.〔http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/international/index.asp Retrieved on July 22, 2008.〕 In 1955 he joined McGill University as an assistant professor in Genetics in the Department of Genetics. In 1961, he was appointed associate and in 1967 was made a full professor. In 1970, he joined the Department of Plant Science, retaining his affiliation until 1976 as associate member with the Department of Biology. From 1983 to 1989 he was appointed adjunct professor, Department of Biology, York University, Toronto. From 1978 to 1986, he was a member of the Environmental Contaminants Advisory Committee on Mutagenesis to the Minister, Department of National Health and Welfare, and the minister, Department of the Environment, Ottawa. From 1987 to 1991 he was appointed chair of the Steering Committee of the International Program on Chemical Safety's collaborative study on plant genotoxicity assays for screening and monitoring environmental pollutants, a cooperative venture sponsored by the United Nations Environment Program, the International Labour Organization, and the World Health Organization. Since 1995 he has been a co-director of the International Program on Plant Bioassays〔http://www.wiu.edu/NATO Retrieved on July 22, 2008.〕 in the use of higher plants in the testing for environmental mutagens〔http://www.ems-us.org Retrieved on July 22, 2008.〕 in the global environment.
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