Jay Burr Zoology, Animals, Physiology, Metabolism

The Story

Studies sensory systems in the nematode Mermis nigrescens, a parasite with an unusually large-sized free-living stage. It is probably the best animal for studying mechanisms of phototaxis, movement in response to light.

The Person

Title

Professor

Office

Simon Fraser University

Status

Working

Degrees

• BA Hamilton College, 1959
• PhD Rockefeller U., 1966

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December 10, 2001

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