Dr. van Rooijen

Dr. van Rooijen graduated with a M.Sc. in Molecular Sciences from the Agricultural University in Wageningen in 1989 and a PhD in Plant Molecular Biology from the University of Calgary in 1993. After a Post Doctoral position at Agricultural and Agri-Food Canada, Dr. van Rooijen joined SemBioSys Genetics in 1995 where he was Head of the Cellular and Molecular Biology Division in his latest position. In January 2003 Dr.van Rooijen assumed the position of Chief Scientific Officer with Genome Prairie. In 2006 he made the transition into his current position as Chief Scientific Officer for Genome Alberta.

Dr. van Rooijen is  (co)author of numerous reviewed publications and an (co)inventor on 14 issued US and 8 pending US patents. During his doctoral studies Dr van Rooijen received several awards and fellowships, including the University of Calgary “Silver Anniversary Graduate Fellowship” (awarded to the four top ranked Doctoral Students). From 1997-2006 he was an Adjunct Professor at the University of Calgary. He is a frequent guest speaker at local, regional, national and international events and a frequent volunteer at local, regional and national Science Fairs.