Background
Chrispeels, Maarten Jan was born on February 10, 1938 in Kortenberg, Belgium.
Chrispeels, Maarten Jan was born on February 10, 1938 in Kortenberg, Belgium.
Doctor of Philosophy in Agronomy, University of Illinois, 1964.
Research assistant agronomy, University of Illinois, La Jolla, 1963-1964; research associate plant biochemistry, Research Institute Advanced Studies, 1964-1965; research associate plant biochemistry, Atomic Energy Commission, 1965-1967; research associate microbiology, Perdue U., 1967; from assistant professor to associate professor, Perdue U., 1967-1979; professor biology, University of California, San Diego, since 1979. Program manager competitive research grant office USDA, 1979.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, National Academy of Sciences, American Society Plant Physiologists (Stephen Hales prize 1996), American Society Cell Biologists.
Married, 1966; 2 children.