CBC welcomes Jim Birchler (University of Missouri) as a new external member (November 25, 2019)
November 25, 2019
The CBC is pleased to welcome Dr. Jim Birchler, Curators’ Professor in the Division of Biological Sciences at the University of Missouri, as a new external member. Dr. Birchler is known for many contributions to maize genetics, cytology, engineering minichromosomes, and developing fast-flowering mini-maize lines. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences (2011), member of the National Academy of Inventors, and fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.