Paul D. N. Hebert

Paul D. N. Hebert
OC FRSC
Paul D.N. Hebert at the he 2015 Norwegian Barcode of Life (NorBOL) symposium, Trondheim.
Born (1947-05-06) 6 May 1947
Nationality Canadian
Occupation Biologist
Employer University of Guelph
Known for DNA barcoding

Paul D. N. Hebert, OC FRSC (born 6 May 1947) is a Canadian biologist. He holds a Canada Research Chair in Molecular Biodiversity (Tier I),[1] and is a tenured full professor at the University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada, as well as being a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, and the director of the Biodiversity Institute of Ontario.[2] Hebert is best known as the "father of DNA barcoding".[3][4]

In 2015, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Research Chair profile.
  2. ↑ People Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine., Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, retrieved 2011-05-12.
  3. ↑ Lauren Monaghan (9 April 2008). "A barcode for life". Cosmos. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011.
  4. ↑ Marshall, E. (2005). "Will DNA Bar Codes Breathe Life Into Classification?" (PDF). Science. p. 307.
  5. ↑ Governor General Announces 100 New Appointments to the Order of Canada


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