SAINT PAUL, MN, October 19, 2017 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Marquis Who's Who, the world's premier publisher of biographical profiles, is proud to name Robert Gilmore McKinnell, PhD, a Lifetime Achiever. An accomplished listee, Dr. McKinnell celebrates many years' experience in his professional network, and has been noted for achievements, leadership qualities, and the credentials and successes he has accrued in his field. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.
Dr. McKinnell is a retired expert in genetics, cell biology, and zoology, currently holding the esteemed title of professor emeritus with the University of Minnesota in Saint Paul. His work ranges from the study of amphibians and reptiles to the study and treatment of cancer. One of his major achievements was the discovery that cancer genomes have the ability to direct the formation of normal cells. Dr. McKinnell has been asked to participate with a myriad of international research groups, and has produced a stunning number of books and articles in for professional journals.
Born to William Parks and Mary Catherine McKinnell in 1926, Dr. McKinnell served to the rank of lieutenant with the U.S. Naval Reserve through the last years of World War II and earned a Bachelor's degree in Naval Science from the University of Notre Dame. He later returned to serve from 1951 to 1953, after studying at the University of Missouri and Drury College. Dr. McKinnell had a wonderful experience in Drury that spurred his interest in the basic biology of cancer.
After his second tour of duty, Dr. McKinnell attended the University of Minnesota to earn a PhD in 1959, concurrent with a research role with the Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia. In 1961, he joined Tulane University as an assistant professor of biology, and became a full professor in 1969.
Through the '70s, Dr. McKinnell studied amphibians and reptiles as a professor of zoology with the University of Minnesota, and moved on to genetics and cell biology through the '80s and '90s. In 1999, Dr. McKinnell accepted the prestigious role of professor emeritus for many years of service to the university.
Dr. McKinell's body of work has transitioned through the years, starting in 1978 with the release of "Cloning: Amphibian Nuclear Transplantation." He has notably served in an editorial capacity with "Cloning: Leben aus der Retorte," "Cloning of Frogs, Mice, and Other Animals," "The Biological Basis of Cancer," and "Prevention Cancer." Dr. McKinnell has been asked to assist as a visiting scientist with Dow Chemical Company, the University of California, Berkeley, John Radcliffe Hospital at Oxford University, the Naval Medical Research Institute, and with the Akademisch Ziekenhuis in Belgium.
In 1978, Dr. McKinnell served as secretariat to the Third International Conference on Differentiation, and in 2001, he helped organize the 6th International Conference on Pathology of Reptiles and Amphibians. He has served with the Laboratory of Animal Resources at the National Research Council, and has worked with the genetic and cellular resources program at the National Institutes of Health.
As a preeminent biological scientist, Dr. McKinnell is affiliated with the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Association for Cancer Education, the American Association for Cancer Research, the American Association of the History of Medicine, the Indian Society for the Development of Biology, the International Society of Differentiation, and the Minnesota Academy of Medicine. He served on the Advisory Council, Institute of Laboratory Animal Resources, National Academy of Sciences. Most notably, he is a fellow of the Linnean Society in London, the world's oldest extant biological society where Charles Darwin and Alfred Russell Wallace first presented the theory of evolution.
Dr. McKinnell's scientific excellence was recognized with membership in the Gown-in-Town Club and Sigma Xi. He has been presented with a 1970 Outstanding Teaching Award by Tulane University, a 1979 Distinguished Alumni Award from Drury College, a 1992 Morse Alumni Teaching Award from the University of Minnesota, and a 1998 Prince Hitachi Award from the Japanese Foundation of Cancer Research. Dr. McKinnell was selected as a Predoctoral Research Fellow of the National Cancer Institute.
Dr. McKinnell is a distinguished adviser of the board for Marquis Who's Who, and was selected for inclusion in numerous volumes of Who's Who in America, Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare, Who's Who in Science and Engineering, Who's Who in the Midwest, and Who's Who in the World, as well as the 2004 to 2005 volume of Who's Who in American Education. Dr. McKinnell is the proud parent of Nancy Elizabeth, Robert Gilmore, and Susan Kerr with his late wife, Beverly Walton Kerr.
In recognition of outstanding contributions to his profession and the Marquis Who's Who community, Dr. McKinnell has been featured on the Marquis Who's Who Lifetime Achievers website. Please visit www.ltachievers.com for more information about this honor.
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