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Dr./Prof. Murray B. Isman
Professor
The University of British Columbia
Canada
Education Ph.D. (Entomology), University of California, Davis, 1981
M.Sc. (Zoology), University of British Columbia, 1977
B.Sc. (Zoology), University of British Columbia, 1975
Experience Professor (Entomology/Toxicology), 1994 to date, Associate Professor, 1989 to 1994
Assistant Professor, 1983 to 1989, all in the Faculty of Land and Food Systems
(formerly Agricultural Sciences), U.B.C.
Dean, Faculty of Land and Food Systems, U.B.C. 2005 to 2014
Visiting Professor, Chemical Ecology, Universidad Federal de Sao Carlos, Brazil (2/1998)
Visiting Scientist, 6-8/86 and 6-7/87, Pharmazeutische Biologie, TechnischUniversitat,
Braunschweig, Germany
Postdoctoral Fellow, 1981 to 1983, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology (Insect Toxicology),
University of California, Irvine
Research Natural insecticides; Insect toxicology and behavior; Plantnatural products.
1. Areas of Interest : Major foci: Discovery and development of botanical insecticides and repellents.
Major collaborations: (i) with Safer Ltd., Univ. of Ottawa and PheroTech Inc. on
development of botanical insecticides from the neem tree (Azadirachta indica) and
discovery and development of new botanical insecticides from timber species of
Southeast Asia and Central America (1988-1996); (ii) with B.C. Chemicals Ltd. and
Arbokem Inc. on development of natural insecticides from tall oil, a byproduct of
the pulp and paper industry (1989-92); (iii) with EcoSMART Technologies Inc. (as of
2015, KeyPlex and Kittrich Corp.) on the development of natural pesticides based on
essential oils (1996-present); (iv) with SemiosBIO Technologies and DE Laboratories
Inc. on bed bug pest management products (2011-present).
Foci of basic research: habituation to deterrents and repellents in insects; synergy
among essential oil constituents.
2. Research Achievements:
• 192 refereed publications (includes 28 book chapters); >5800 citations (ISI);
h-index = 38
• 42 invited lectures, 57 invited symposium papers, 4 invited workshop papers, 32
contributed papers
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Professor
The University of British Columbia
Canada
Education Ph.D. (Entomology), University of California, Davis, 1981
M.Sc. (Zoology), University of British Columbia, 1977
B.Sc. (Zoology), University of British Columbia, 1975
Experience Professor (Entomology/Toxicology), 1994 to date, Associate Professor, 1989 to 1994
Assistant Professor, 1983 to 1989, all in the Faculty of Land and Food Systems
(formerly Agricultural Sciences), U.B.C.
Dean, Faculty of Land and Food Systems, U.B.C. 2005 to 2014
Visiting Professor, Chemical Ecology, Universidad Federal de Sao Carlos, Brazil (2/1998)
Visiting Scientist, 6-8/86 and 6-7/87, Pharmazeutische Biologie, TechnischUniversitat,
Braunschweig, Germany
Postdoctoral Fellow, 1981 to 1983, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology (Insect Toxicology),
University of California, Irvine
Research Natural insecticides; Insect toxicology and behavior; Plantnatural products.
1. Areas of Interest : Major foci: Discovery and development of botanical insecticides and repellents.
Major collaborations: (i) with Safer Ltd., Univ. of Ottawa and PheroTech Inc. on
development of botanical insecticides from the neem tree (Azadirachta indica) and
discovery and development of new botanical insecticides from timber species of
Southeast Asia and Central America (1988-1996); (ii) with B.C. Chemicals Ltd. and
Arbokem Inc. on development of natural insecticides from tall oil, a byproduct of
the pulp and paper industry (1989-92); (iii) with EcoSMART Technologies Inc. (as of
2015, KeyPlex and Kittrich Corp.) on the development of natural pesticides based on
essential oils (1996-present); (iv) with SemiosBIO Technologies and DE Laboratories
Inc. on bed bug pest management products (2011-present).
Foci of basic research: habituation to deterrents and repellents in insects; synergy
among essential oil constituents.
2. Research Achievements:
• 192 refereed publications (includes 28 book chapters); >5800 citations (ISI);
h-index = 38
• 42 invited lectures, 57 invited symposium papers, 4 invited workshop papers, 32
contributed papers
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