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JOHN R. GOLD

Professional Experience

  • Laboratory Technician, Brownwood Memorial Hospital, Brownwood, Texas, Summers (1963-1966)

  •  Research Trainee, Elgin State Research Hospital, Elgin, Illinois, Summer (1967)

  • Teaching Assistant, Department of Biology, Knox College, Galesburg, Illinois (1967-1968)

  • NIH Predoctoral Fellow, Department of Genetics, University of California, Davis (1968-1973)

  • Postdoctoral Scientist, Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis (1973-1975)

  • Assistant/Associate Professor of Genetics, Texas A&M University (1975-1983)

  • Greenback Cutthroat Trout Recovery Team, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (1977-1980)

  • Associate Professor of Genetics and Biochemistry, Texas A&M University (1983-1986)

  • Member, Editorial Board of Copeia - Journal of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists (1984-1987)

  • Member, Advisory Panel for Systematic Biology, National Science Foundation (1984-1989)

  • Professor of Genetics and Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, Texas A&M University (1986-2013)

  • Chair, Intercollegiate Program in Genetics, Texas A&M University (1986-1989)

  • Member, Advisory Panel for Postdoctoral and Mid-Career Fellowships, Division of Environmental Biology, National Science Foundation (1988-1989, 1993-1994)

  • Director, Center for Biosystematics and Biodiversity, Texas A&M University (1990-1996)

  • Editorial Advisor, Marine Ecology - Progress Series, Springer International (1991-2001)

  • Technical Advisor for Endangered Resources, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (1991-present)

  • International Editor for the Biomedical Journal Chromatin (1991-1993)

  • International Editor for the Biomedical Journal Cytobios (1991-1995)

  • Editorial Advisor, Marine Biology, Springer International (1993-1997)

  • Genetics, Development, and Morphology Editor of Copeia - Journal of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists (1993-2000)

  • Member, NRC (NAS) Ocean Studies Board Committee for Atlantic Bluefin Tuna (1994)

  • Member, Panel for King Mackerel Stock Assessment, National Marine Fisheries Service (1994)

  • Member, Class 4, ESCOP/ACOP (NASULGC) Leadership Program (1994-1995)

  • Technical Advisor, International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (1995-1997)

  • Member, Strategic Leadership Team, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (1995-1997)

  • Member, Agriculture Program Think-Tank, The Texas A&M University System (1995-1997)

  • Member, Advisory Panel for Academic Research Infrastructure, National Science Foundation (1996)

  • Member, External Review Panel of the Fisheries Department, Virginia Institute of Marine Science (1996)

  • Program Director, Division of Environmental Biology, National Science Foundation (1996-1997)

  • Member, Advisory Panel for Integrative Graduate Education and Research Training Program, National Science Foundation (1997-2000)

  • Member, Advisory Panel for Postdoctoral Fellowships in the Biosciences, Division of Biological Infrastructure, National Science Foundation (1999-2000)

  • Member, Red Snapper Review Panel, Gulf & South Atlantic Fisheries Development Foundation (1998-2000)

  • Member, Advisory Panel for Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grants, Division of Environmental Biology, National Science Foundation (1999-2001)

  • Member, Technical Review Panel, New York Sea Grant Program (1999-2000)

  • Member, Technical Review Panel, Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center, Department of theb Interior (1999-2001)

  • Member, Advisory Panel for Minority Postdoctoral Fellowships, Division of Biological Infrastructure, National Science Foundation (1999-2001)

  • Member, Advisory Panel for Atlantic Highly Migratory Species, National Marine Fisheries Service (2007-2010)

  • Member, Editorial Board, Conservation Biology Journal (2007–2013)

  • Member, Advisory Panel for Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology, Research Frontiers Program, Science Foundation of Ireland (2008-2010)

  • TAMU Research Foundation Faculty Representative to the Federal Demonstration Partnership (2008-2013)

  • Endowed Chair in Genetics and Biodiversity, Harte Research Institute (2014-present)

  • Review Editor, Frontiers in Marine Science (2015-present)

Professional Awards and Recognition

  • NIH Predoctoral Fellow, Department of Genetics, University of California, Davis (1968-1973)

  • Research Fellow, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Tokyo, Japan (1980)

  • Distinguished Performance Award, Undergraduate Teaching, Texas A&M University (1985)

  • University Honors Program Teacher/Scholar Award, Texas A&M University (1986)

  • Distinguished Teaching Award, College of Agriculture, Association of Former Students, Texas A&M University (1986)

  • Board of Governors, American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists (1993-1999)

  • Outstanding Teacher, Genetics Undergraduate Society, Texas A&M University (1993)

  • Distinguished Achievement Award for Teaching, Association of Former Students, Texas A&M University (1993)

  • Invited Plenary Lecture, Eighth International Congress of Ichthyology, Oviedo, Spain (1994)

  • Outstanding Faculty Member, Undergraduate Biochemistry Society, Texas A&M University (1994)

  • Excellence in Teaching Award, National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges (1999)

  • Elected Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science (1999)

  • Faculty Fellow, Texas Agricultural Experiment Station (2000)

  • Invited Plenary Lecture, Annual Meeting of the Genetics Society of Brazil, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas de Amazonia e Universidade do Amazonas, Manaus, Brasil (2000)

  • Invited Plenary Lecture, 2nd International Symposium on Stock Enhancement and Sea Ranching, Kobe, Japan (2002)

  • Fulbright Research Scholar, Norway (2003)

  • Vice-Chancellor’s Award in Excellence (Research), Texas A&M University (2003)

  • Invited Plenary Lecture, Annual International Symposium, Fisheries Society of the British Isles, Aberdeen, Scotland (2006)

  • Regents Professor, The Texas A&M University System (2007)

  • Senior Faculty Fellow, Texas AgriLife Research (2007)

  • Cintron Endowed Professorship (2008)

  • Invited Plenary Lecture, International Symposium on Formosa Landlocked Salmon and Masu Salmon, Taipei, Taiwan (2009)

  • Fulbright Teaching/Research Scholar, Chile (2011)

  • Endowed Chair, Harte Research Institute (2014)

  • George Miksch Sutton Award in Conservation Research, The Southwestern Association of Naturalists (2014)

Awards Received by Students/Employees

  • William Karel: Lechner Fellowship, Texas A&M University (1982-1983)

  • Chris Amemiya: 1985 Stoye Award - Best Student Paper, Annual Meeting of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, Knoxville, Tennessee

  • Chris Amemiya: Tom Slick Fellowship, Texas A&M University (1985-1986)

  • Chara Ragland: 1986 Best Student Presentation, American Fisheries Society – Texas Chapter

  • Patricia Zoch: Research Enhancement Award for Undergraduates, National Science Foundation (1987)

  • Chris Amemiya: Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship (1987-1989)

  • Kathryn Gamble: Research Enhancement Award for Undergraduates, National Science Foundation (1988)

  • Claire Aldridge: Research Enhancement Award for Undergraduates, National Science Foundation (1991)

  • Robert Barber: Regent's Fellowship, Texas A&M University (1991-1992)

  • Linda Richardson: 1992 Deputy Chancellor's Award in Excellence (Research Support), Texas A&M University Timothy Schmidt: Tom Slick Fellowship, Texas A&M University (1993-1994)

  • Asrun Kristmundsdóttir: 1993 Best Student Presentation, American Fisheries Society – Texas Chapter

  • Linda Richardson: 1993 Outstanding Staff Award, Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences

  • Robert McClay: Research Enhancement Award for Undergraduates, National Science Foundation (1994)

  • Linda Richardson: 1994 Outstanding Masters Student Award, Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, Texas A&M University

  • Carrie Sinex: Regent's Fellowship, Texas A&M University (1994-1995)

  • Aaron Brault: Research Enhancement Award for Undergraduates, National Science Foundation (1995)

  • Joseph Bielawski: Tom Slick Fellowship, Texas A&M University (1998-1999)

  • Linda Richardson: 1998 Deputy Chancellor’s Award in Excellence (Research Support), Texas A&M University

  • Leah Stewart: 1999 Sigma-Genosys Outstanding Senior Award, Texas A&M University

  • Ruth Ann Dworak: 1999 ProdiGene Outstanding Senior Award, Texas A&M University

  • Aimee Blanchard: 2002 ProdiGene Outstanding Senior Award, Texas A&M University

  • S. Coleen Bradfield: 2004 Outstanding Staff Award, Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences

  • Xena Wang: Tom Slick Fellowship, Texas A&M University (2005-2006)

  • N. Danielle Ebelt: 2006 Undergraduate Honors Program Research Award

  • Eric Saillant: 2007 Vice-Chancellor’s Award in Excellence (Research Support), Texas A&M University

  • Mark Renshaw: 2007 Outstanding Staff Award, Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences

  • N. Danielle Ebelt: 2007 Nestor Bottino Outstanding Senior Award, Texas A&M University

  • Ashley Hanna: Regent’s Fellowship, Texas A&M University (2008-2009)

  • Ashley Hanna: Summer Excellence Assistantship, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (2009)

  • Ashley Hanna: Travel Fellowship, 7th Ecological Genomics Symposium, Kansas State University (2010)

  • Melissa Giresi, Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior Student Travel Grant, Texas A&M University (2011)

  • Melissa Giresi, American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists Student Travel Grant (2011)

  • Christopher Hollenbeck: NRSP-8 Aquaculture Genomics Group Travel Award, PAG XX Conference (2012)

  • Christopher Hollenbeck: Tuition and Travel Scholarship, 17th Summer Institute in Statistical Genetics, University of Washington (2012)

  • Melissa Giresi, Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute, Student Travel Award (2012)

  • Melissa Giresi, Harry Tennyson Scholarship – Sportsmen’s Club of Ft. Worth (2013)

  • Melissa Giresi, Best Student Presentation – Ecological Integration Symposium, Texas A&M Universit (2013)

  • Christopher Hollenbeck: Travel Award, American Fisheries Society- Marine Fisheries Section (2013)

  • Christopher Hollenbeck: Grant-in-Aid, Texas Sea Grant, $2,000 for research (2014)

  • Evan Carson: George Miksch Sutton Award in Conservation Research, The Southwestern Association of Naturalists (2014)

  • Ashley Hanna: George Miksch Sutton Award in Conservation Research, The Southwestern Association of Naturalists (2014)

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