Jack A. Heinemann BSc, PhD

Jack Heinemann is a professor of genetics and molecular biology in the School of Biological Sciences and director of the Centre for Integrated Research in Biosafety at the University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand. He earned his BSc with honours in biochemistry and molecular biology from the University of Wisconsin – Madison and a PhD in molecular biology from the University of Oregon.
Prof. Heinemann received the ICAAC[1] Young Investigator Award from the American Society for Microbiology (ASM) in 1993. He has given dozens of invited lectures at prestigious universities and societies.
Mr. Heinemann has served the United Nations in a variety of capacities. Since then, he has served the Secretariat for the Convention of Biodiversity as a peer-reviewer of biosafety training materials and on the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Risk Assessment and Risk Management. He was commissioned by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (UN FAO) to prepare a definitive view on gene flow from transgenic crops.