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Stephen Wayne "Steve" Scherer is a Canadian scientist who studies genetic variation in human disease.
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'''Steve James Scherer''' is an [[Illinois]] [[fan]] and glass [[artist]].  
  
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He obtained his PhD at the University of Toronto under Professor Lap-chee Tsui. Together they founded Canada's first human genome centre, the Centre for Applied Genomics (TCAG) at the Hospital for Sick Children.
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He began working with glass in 1969. After completing a degree in microbiology at the University of Illinois, Steve decided to pursue glasswork full time.  
  
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Scherer appears regularly on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) and other national TV, radio, and media, including Quirks and Quarks, explaining scientific discoveries. He was featured in Roger Martin's book The Design of Business and served as the scientific consultant for two documentaries, the MediCinema Film creation Cracking the Code, the continuing saga of genetics, and the Gemini Award-winning documentary, After Darwin by GalaFilms-Telefilm Canada.
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Steve is married to fellow fan [[Fran Marie Scherer]]. They had two sons, Paul and Mark. They lived in [[Kentucky]] between 1994 and 2021, and then returned to his hometown of Decatur, Illinois.
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* [http://schererglass.com/ Website. ]
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* [https://kittrellriffkind.com/artist-biography.php?artistId=327864&artist=Steve%20Scherer&type= Bio. ]
  
 
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* 1991 — [[Archon 15]]
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* 1992 — [[Capricon 12]]
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* 1996 — [[ChambanaCon 26]]
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Latest revision as of 18:18, 1 November 2023

(February 8, 1949 – )

Steve James Scherer is an Illinois fan and glass artist.

He began working with glass in 1969. After completing a degree in microbiology at the University of Illinois, Steve decided to pursue glasswork full time.

Steve is married to fellow fan Fran Marie Scherer. They had two sons, Paul and Mark. They lived in Kentucky between 1994 and 2021, and then returned to his hometown of Decatur, Illinois.

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