Procunier William Stanley
Procunier William Stanley, PhD, FRSTM&H
Adjunct Professor of Psychology

Nipissing University
CANADA

Education

1981

PhD

Department of Botany

University of Toronto, Toronto, ON Canada, Genetics/Molecular Biology/Biosystematics

 

Biography

 

Research Interest

  • Translational research and education in personalised healthcare/precision medicine
  • Pharmacogenomic testing
  • therapeutic drug advice in a community based Pharmacy setting
  • BioTool development- human genome scanning software
  • Comparative genomics/mapmaker (blood feeding in insect vectors of parasitic disease).

Professional Activities:

1981-1982 Research Associate Arctic Biology, University of Alaska, Fairbanks
1982-1984 Visiting Scientist Agriculture Canada, Lethbridge, Alberta, T1J 41B, Canada
1984-1986 Senior Research Fellow Medical Diptera Section, Department of Entomology
British Museum (Natural History), London, England
1987-1989 Senior Scientific Officer BMNH
1989-1991 Visiting Assistant Professor Department of Entomology, Michigan State,
University, E Lansing, MI USA.
1992-1994 Research Scientist Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Universityof
Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada
1994-1995 Visiting Professor Section of Population Genetics, Department of Evolution and
Phylogeny, Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Inuyama, Aichi 484, Japan
1995-1996 Visiting Scientist National Institute of Bioscience and Human Technology, Agency
of Industrial Sciences and Technology, 1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305, Japan
1996-1999 Research Scientist Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, University of  Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1 Canada
1999-2003 Professor and Coordinator Health Sciences, Biotechnology Program, Canadore
College of Applied Arts and Technology, North Bay, ON P1B 8K9 Canada
2003-2004 Senior Scientist Insect Bioscience Group, Biotechnology Division, Northern
Centre for Biotechnology and Clinical Research, Sudbury ON P3E 6B4
2004-2005 Director Biotechnology Division, Northern Centre for Biotechnology and Clinical Research (Neureka!) Sudbury, ON P3E 6B42
2006-2010 Health/Life Sciences Consultant
2011-2012 Professor Departments of Information and Communication Engineering Technology and Applied Biological and Environmental Sciences, Centennial College, P.O. Box 631, Station A, Toronto, Ontario Canada M1K 5E9.
2013-    Lecturer Faculty of Arts & Sciences, Nipissing University, 100 College Dr, North  Bay, ON P1B 8L7.
2016- Adjunct Professor Department of Psychology, Nipissing University, 100 College Dr. North Bay ON P1B 8L7, Canada.

 

Publications

  1. Procunier WS and RE Procunier, 2016. Neurotransmitter assays. Invited chapter forEncyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences, edited by Virgil Zeigler-Hill and Todd K. Shackelford. 
  2. Adler, P, Yadamsuren O. and WS Procunier. 2016. Chromosomal translocations in black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae): facilitators of adaptive radiation?—The imuliumcholodkovskidecimatumlineage. Manuscript (in prep).
  3. Thapa, S, Procunier WS, Henry Wand Shailika Chhetri.2014.Heterochromatin and Sibling Species of Simuliumpraelagum (Diptera:Simuliidae).Genome 57: 1–10 (2014) dx.doi.org/10.1139/gen-2014-0025.
  4. Henry W., DeySK, Varma R., Thapa S. and Procunier WS. 2010.Polytene Chromosomes of an Indian Himalayan black fly Simulium(Nevermannia) praelargum(Diptera: Simuliidae).Current Zoology 56 (4): 436-443.
  5. Procunier WS, Cupp M, Huang D, Miller M and E Cupp. 2005. Chromosomal localization of two anti-hemostatic salivary factors inSimuliumvittatumZetterstedt (Diptera: Simuliidae). Journal of Medical Entomology 42: 805-811.
  6. Procunier WS  2009/2010. Independent thesis review/analysis entitled “A Study of ICT Integration by Faculty Teaching in a Ubiquitous Laptop Bachelor of Education Program”. Doctoral thesis (265p) of Gerald LaRonde (Assistant Professor of Education (Curriculum Studies - Science) Chair: Intermediate/Senior Division Nipissing University).
  7. Procunier WS 2008. Presentation for Chair, Rural Health Researcher in Residence: Quality of Life through Personalized Health, Wellness and Innovation, Red Deer College, Alberta (56pp).
  8. Procunier WS  2008. Report to Stryker Corporation (Korea): Meeting Job Description Requirements for the position of Medical Devices R&D Manager, SE Asia (46 pp).
  9. Procunier WS  2007. Independent thesis review/analysis entitled “The Role of Innovation Processes within Small and Medium sized Mechanically-Based Firms”. Doctoral thesis (252 p) of David Glen Brophy (Assistant Professor, Nipissing University).
  10. Procunier WS  2006. Prospective literature search into the recent use of methylated DNA as a biomarker in diagnostics, drug development and clinical genomics solutions (Report to Epigenomics AG Berlin; 51pp)
  11. Procunier, WS  2006. Presentation outline for RX&D HRF. Educational Opportunities for Rx&D HRF: Pharmacogenomics/pharmacogenetics in Clinical Practice and Health Care (Ottawa,25p).
  12. Thapa, S, Procunier WS, Henry W and Shailika Chhetri.2014.Heterochromatin and Sibling Species of Simuliumpraelagum (Diptera:Simuliidae).Genome 57: 1–10 (2014) dx.doi.org/10.1139/gen-2014-0025
  13. .Henry W., DeySK, Varma R., Thapa S. and Procunier WS. 2010 Polytene Chromosomes of an Indian Himalayan black fly Simulium(Nevermannia) praelargum(Diptera: Simuliidae).Current Zoology 56 (4): 436-443.
  14. Procunier WS, Cupp M, Huang D, Miller M and E Cupp. 2005. Chromosomal localization of two anti-hemostatic salivary factors in  SimuliumvittatumZetterstedt (Diptera:Simuliidae). Journal of Medical Entomology. 42: 805-811.
  15. Procunier WS, Muro AIS  1994.  A mid arm interchange as a potential reproductive isolating  mechanism in  the medically important Simuliumneavei group (Diptera:Simuliidae). Genome 37: 957-96
  16. Hirai H, Procunier WS, Ochoa O, Uemoto K 1994.  A cytogenetic analysis of the Simuliumochraceum species complex (Diptera:Simuliidae) in Central America. Genome 37:36-53.
  17. Procunier WS, Smith JJ 1993.  Localisation of Ribosomal DNA in Rhagoletispomonella (Diptera:Tephritidae) by in situhybridisation. Insect Molecular Biology 2: 163-174.
  18. Procunier WS, Muro AIS 1993.  Cytotaxonomy of the Simuliumdamnosum complex from central and north-eastern Tanzania. Genome 36: 112-130.
  19. Procunier WS, Smith JJ. Richmond RC 1991.  Physical mapping of the esterase-6 locus of Drosophila melanogaster.  Genetica 84: 203-208.
  20. Shelley AJ, Procunier WS 1990.  Taxonomic studies on onchocerciasis vectors in Ecuador and Brazil. In: Parasitic Disease and Control.  CRC Press pp 258-261.
  21. Shelley AJ, Procunier WS, Arzube M 1990.  Development ofOnchocerca volvulus in two cytospecies of the Simuliumexiguum complex (Diptera:Simuliidae) in Ecuador. RevistaEquatoriana de Hygiene y MedicinaTropicale 38/39: 9-23.
  22. Procunier WS 1989.  Cytological approaches to simuliid biosystematics in relation to the epidemiology and control of human onchocerciasis.  Genome 32: 559-569.
  23. Conn J, Rothfels KH, Procunier WS, Hirai H 1989.  The Simuliummetallicum complex (Diptera:Simuliidae) in Latin America: a cytological study. Can J Zool 67: 1217-1245.
  24. Shelley AJ, Luna Dias  APA, Moraes  MAP, Procunier WS 1987.  Transmission of onchocerciasis in the Amazonia focus of South America I.  The status of Simuliumoyapockense and S.limbatum (Diptera:Simulidae) as vectors of human onchocerciasis in lowland tropical forest and savanna areas of Brazil and Venezuela. Med Vet Entomol 1: 219-
  25. Shelley AJ, Luna Dias APA, Maia Herzog M,  Procunier WS, Moraes MAP 1987.  Identification of vector species (Diptera:Simuliidae) of human onchocerciasis in the Amazonia focus of Brasil and Venezuela. Mem Insti Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro 82: 461-465
  26. Procunier WS, Hirai H 1986. The chromosomes of Onchocerca volvulus. ParasitToday 2:307-
  27. Procunier WS, Post RJ 1986.  Development of a method for the cytological identification of man biting sibling species within theSimuliumdamnosum complex. Trop Med Parasit 37: 49-53.
  28. Shipp JL, Procunier WS  1986.  Seasonal occurrence of, and the influence of selected environmental factors on the larvae of Prosimulium and Simulium species of blackflies (Diptera:Simuliidae) found in the rivers of southwestern Alberta. Can J Zool 64: 1491-1499.
  29. Procunier WS, Shelley AJ,  Arzube M 1985.  Sibling species of Simuliumexiguum(Diptera: Simuliidae): the primary vector of onchocerciasis in Ecuador. RevistaEquatoriana de Hygiene y TropicaleMedicina 35: 49-59.
  30. Procunier WS 1982.  A cytological description of ten taxa inMetacnephia (Diptera:Simuliidae). Can J Zool 60: 2852-2865.
  31. Procunier  WS 1982.  A cytological study of species of  Cnephias.str. (Diptera:Simuliidae).Can J Zool 60: 2866-2878.
  32. Procunier WS 1982.  The interdependence of B-chromosomes, nucleolar expression and larval development in the blackfly species: Cnephiadacotensis and Cnephiaornithophilia (Diptera:Simuliidae). Can J Zool 60: 2879-2896.
  33. Shields GF, Procunier  WS   1982.  A cytological description of sibling species in the Simulium (Gnus) arcticum complex (Diptera:Simuliidae). Polar Biology: 1: 181-192.
  34. Procunier WS  1987.  Vector simuliidcomplexes of human onchocerciasis in Latin America. In: Proceedings of the 1st International Congress of Medical and Veterinary Dipterology (Olijec ed.) Ceske Budejovice, Czechoslovakia pp 185-189.
  35. Shelley AJ, Luna Dias APA, Moraes MAP, Procunier  WS, Couch CA 1987.  Simuliidae and onchocerciasis in the Amazonia focus of Brasil. In: Proceedings of the 1st International Congress of Medical and Veterinary Dipterology (Olijeced) Ceske Budejovice, Czechslovakia,pp190-193.