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Professor Earns Prestigious Appointment
Dr.BrianWilkinson
Dr. Brian James Wilkinson
Dr. Brian James Wilkinson, Distinguished Professor of Biological Sciences, has been appointed to serve as a member for the Drug Discovery and Mechanisms of Antimicrobial Resistance Study Section for the Center for Scientific Review. Study sections review grant applications submitted to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), make recommendations on these applications, and survey the status of research in their fields of science. “Members are selected on the basis of their demonstrated competence and achievement in their scientific discipline as evidenced by the quality of research accomplishments, publications in scientific journals, and other significant scientific activities, achievements, and honors,” said Toni Scarpa, Director for for The Scientific Review. “Service on a study section also requires mature judgment and objectivity as well as the ability to work effectively in a group, qualities we believe Dr. Wilkinson will bring to this important task.”

Wilkinson earned his Ph.D. in Microbiology from the University of Sheffield in the United Kingdom. He also holds a B.Sc. in Biochemistry from the University of Wales in Aberystwyth, United Kingdom. Wilkinson came to Illinois State in 1979 as an assistant professor of microbiology and chemistry, following three years at the University of Minnesota. In 1996, he was appointed Distinguished Professor. His research involves the study of bacterial stress responses to various chemical and physical agents. Wilkinson has had numerous articles published in scholarly journals such as Microbiology and Applied and Environmental Microbiology. He has also supervised the research projects of numerous undergraduates, served as a major professor for 26 M.S. theses, and eight Ph.D. dissertations, and mentored seven postdoctoral students.
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