Professor Entomology/Toxicology, Faculty of Land and Food Systems, University of British Columbia
As Professor of Entomology and Toxicology at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, and former Dean of the Faculty of Land and Food Systems, Isman has performed extensive research for over 35 years in the areas of insect toxicology and behavior, with particular emphasis on the discovery and development of botanical insecticides. He has authored more than 200 refereed publications, including 28 book chapters, and co-edited two books. In 2011 he received the Gold Medal for outstanding achievement from the Entomological Society of Canada and was elected a Fellow of both the Entomological Society of America and the Royal Entomological Society in 2014. He received a doctorate in Entomology from the University of California at Davis in 1981.
