Roger Jacobs, McMaster University
Biology
Professor
Hamilton, Ontario
jacobsr@mcmaster.ca
Office:
(905) 525-9140 ext. 27350
(905) 525-9140 ext. 27991
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Dr. Roger Jacobs, Professor of Biology, teaches the upper-level inquiry course ARTS&SCI 4CF3 /Scientific Research Inquiry I. He is interested in the development of scientific literacy and critical thinking in scientists and in the lay public. He also examines how the perception of scientific pro...
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Bio/Research
Dr. Roger Jacobs, Professor of Biology, teaches the upper-level inquiry course ARTS&SCI 4CF3 /Scientific Research Inquiry I. He is interested in the development of scientific literacy and critical thinking in scientists and in the lay public. He also examines how the perception of scientific proof by specialists and the public is corrected when confronted by contradicting evidence.
Dr. Jacobs received his Honours BSc from the University of Calgary (Animal Biology), and his MSc (Zoology) and PhD (Physiology and Playfair Neuroscience) from the University of Toronto. A developmental geneticist, he employs the genetic model organism, the fruitfly, Drosophila, to uncover how cell to cell signals regulate nerve cell connectivity in the nervous system, as well as regulate the development of the embryonic heart. His current focus is determining how cell adhesion signals instruct heart cells to aggregate and form a tube.
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Dr. Jacobs received his Honours BSc from the University of Calgary (Animal Biology), and his MSc (Zoology) and PhD (Physiology and Playfair Neuroscience) from the University of Toronto. A developmental geneticist, he employs the genetic model organism, the fruitfly, Drosophila, to uncover how cell to cell signals regulate nerve cell connectivity in the nervous system, as well as regulate the development of the embryonic heart. His current focus is determining how cell adhesion signals instruct heart cells to aggregate and form a tube.
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