Deborah R H Straw

Deborah R H Straw
Deborah Straw has been practicing in corporate and commercial law with an
emphasis on environmental law for over 10 years. She also holds a Masters
degree in Science with a specialty in cellular plant physiology.

Ms. Straw is an Associate of IEELS and provides her expertise in the area of
biotechnology and environmental law as a fellow lecturer at the University
of Calgary. Ms. Straw remains active in regulatory issues of agriculture and
plant based pharmaceuticals and her current interests include biotechnology
stewardship initiatives and standards of practice internationally. She is
also an executive member of the National Environmental Law Section of the
Canadian Bar Association and in that capacity provides information and
opportunity to ensure environment issues are inclusive of biotechnology.

Activities:

Member of the CropLife Canada-Biotechnology Sub-Committee
Member of CropLife Canada-Stewardship Committee
Member of Plant based Pharmaceutical Committee- BIOTECanada
Member of AgPolicy Committee-BIOTECanada
Member at Large of the National Bar Association-Environment
Past Chair of the Canadian Bar Association, Environmental Subsection 2000-2001
Member of the Crop Protection Institute-Technical Sub-Committee, Labeling 1999-2000
Chairman of the Canadian Bar Association, Southern Alberta Environmental Subsection 1999-2000
Executive Member of the National Bar Association, Environment 1998-2002
Executive Member of the Canadian Bar Association, Southern Alberta Environmental Subsection 1995-2001
Instructor at the University of Calgary, Environmental Law, Faculty of Continuing Education 1995 to present
Director of Calgary Legal Guidance, 1988-1992

Publications

Refereed Legal Articles:

Straw, D, 2001 Providing new solutions to old problems, BioAlberta, June 2001 Premier edition, Edmonton, Alberta

Straw, D., Saunders, C., 2000 Sustainable Agriculture in Sustainable Development in Canada: Into the Next Millennium, Canadian Bar Association

Straw, D., 1999 The Development of International Standards and Norms for Environmental Regulation of Biotechnology, Inter-American Bar Association, Conference, June 1999, Mexico City, Mexico-Presentation also

Straw, D., Muir, M., 1998 Alternative and Market Based Approaches to Environmental Protection in the Oil and Gas and Chemical Industries, Emerging Air Issues for the 21st Century: The Need for
Multidisciplinary Management, An International Specialty Conference, Calgary, AB-Presentation also

Straw, D., 1995 Environmental Standards and Regulations - Aids or Barriers to International Trade?, Major Industrial Accidents Council of Canada ("MIACC"), Toronto, Ontario-Presentation also

Straw, D., Muir, M., 1995 The General Agreements on Trades and Tariff 1994 and the North American Free Trade Agreement: Initiatives to Eliminate Technical Barriers to Trade, Prevention, Preparedness and Response to Major Industrial Accidents Involving Hazardous Substances, Conference, October 31, 1995, Toronto, Ontario-Presentation also.

Anderson, M.C., Straw, D., Lalani, S., Kobelak, J., Eines, T., 1994 Report on Immigration and Nationality, Centre for International Legal Studies, Salzburg, Austria, Immigration and Nationality Journal

Straw, D.R.H., 1993 Commercial Borrowers and the Consequence of Environmental Protection, Calgary Commerce 25(2): 32-33

Anderson, M.C., Borbridge, G., Straw, D., Redford, A., 1993 Report on Immigration and Nationality, Centre for International Legal Studies, Salzburg, Austria, Immigration and Nationality Journal

Referred Scientific Articles:

McGarry, R.C., Bowen, T. And Hammersley-Straw, D.R.H., 1989 Recognition of an In Vivo Immune Response in Patients with Neuroblastoma, Paed. Medical Oncology 17:459-465

McGarry, R.C., Pinto, A., Hammersley-Straw, D.R.H., and Trevenin, C.L., 1988 Expression of Antigens Shared by Human NK Cells and Neuroblastoma Lines In Vitro Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy 27:47-52

Hammersley-Straw, D.R.H. and Thrope, T.A., 1988 Use of Osmotic Inhibition in Studies of Shoot Formation in Tobacco Callus Cultures. Bot. Gas. 149 (3): 303-310

Hammersley-Straw, D.R.H., and Thrope, T.A., 1987 Modulation of Shoot Formation in Tobacco Callus by Tissue Transfer Between Permissive and Inhibitory Media, In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology 23:867-872

McGarry, R.C. and Hammersley-Straw, D.R.H., 1986 Reactivity of Human Neuroblastoma Lines with a Monoclonal Antibody Against a Cryptic Carbohydrate Antigen, Journal of Tumor Marker Oncology 1 (3): 197-203

Hammersley-Straw, D.R.H., 1984 Osmotic Inhibition of Shoot Formation in Tobacco Callus, University of Calgary, M. Sc. Thesis

Hammersley, D.R.H. and McCully, M.E., 1980 Differentiation of Wound Xylem in Pea Roots in the Presence of Colchicine, Plant Science
Letters 19: 151-156

Scientific Presentations and Poster Sessions:

McGarry, R.C., Bowen, T. and Hammersley-Straw, D.R.H., 1987 Recognition of an In Vivo Immune Response to Human Neuroblastoma, Eleventh International RES Congress, Kauai, Hawaii, October 1987

Hammersley-Straw, D.R.H. and McGarry, R.C. 1987 Characterization of Shared NK Cell-Neuroblasotma Antigens, Eleventh International RES Congress Kauai, Hawaii, October 1987

McGarry, R.C., Bowen, T. and Straw, D.R.H., 1987 Recognition of an In Vivo Immune Response to Human Neuroblastoma, Can. Soc. Immunol, Lake Louise, AB, March 1987

McGarry, R.C., and Straw, D.R.H., 1986 Recognition of Shared NK Cell - Neuroblasotma Antigens, Heritage Days, Edmonton, AB, November 1986

Hammersley, D.R.H., Leung, D. and Thrope, T.A., 1984 Reversible Inhibition of Shoot Formation in Tobacco Callus Cultures, First Plant Genetic Engineering Workshop of the Canadian Section of the International Association of Plant Tissue Culture, Plant Biotechnology Institute, N.R.C. Saskatoon.

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