Fernanda Maria Hofer

Background

Hofer, Fernanda Maria was born on May 23, 1929 in Lucerne, Switzerland. Daughter of Josef Otto and Anna-Maria (Isenschmid) Hofer.

Education

Doctor of Philosophy, U. Berne, 1969.

Career

Teaching assistant department microbiology, U. Berne, Switzerland, 1965-1969; researcher blood transfusion service central laboratory, Swiss Red Cross, Berne, 1970-1971; researcher in bacteriology, Swiss Federal Dairy Research Institute, Berne, 1972-1981; scientific assistant, Swiss Federal Dairy Research Institute, Berne, 1982-1984; retired, since 1985.

Achievements

• Fernanda Maria Hofer has been listed as a noteworthy Geneticist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Society for Microbiology, Swiss Society for Microbiology, Swiss Academy Sciences, Society Scientific Research, Swiss Association University Women.

Interests

• Avocations: philosophy, music, skiing.

Connections

Father:

Josef Otto Hofer

Mother:

Anna-Maria (Isenschmid) Hofer