John W. Heimke

Associate Professor of Biology

Office: Troy Campus, Science Hall
Phone: (518) 244-2292
heimkj@sage.edu

Current Research Interests

Hybridization of irises (American Iris Society)

Newborn screening

Nutrigenomics

2006-07 Recipient of the Louis & Hortense Rubin Community Fellowship for "The Tomhannock Reservoir and Watershed" project

Publications

Heimke, J. and Lawrence, D., 1996. Development of a Biology/Mathematics Course. NSF Conference on Mathematics for Undergraduate Life Sciences Students, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa

Heimke, J., 1994. Sexual reproductive strategies in the genus Chlamydomonas. The New York Natural History Conference III, Albany, NY.

Professional Activities / Affiliations

Northeast Algal Society Executive Director

National Judge for American Iris Society

Research Volunteer in the Division of Molecular Medicine, Wadsworth Research Center
Adirondack Research Consortium
British Phycological Society
Capital District Botanical Association
George Landis Arboretum Association
Hudson-Mohawk Association
New York Academy of Science
New York State Botanical Association
Northeastern Phycological Association
Phycological Society of America

Community Activities

Board Member, Rensselaer-Taconic Land Conservancy

Officer, United States Army Reserves
Advisor to the George Landis Arboretum
Member of the College Consortium Choir at RSC