Background
Floss, Heinz G. was born on August 28, 1934 in Berlin. Son of Friedrich and Annemarie Floss.
researcher chemistry professor
Floss, Heinz G. was born on August 28, 1934 in Berlin. Son of Friedrich and Annemarie Floss.
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Technische Universitat, Berlin, 1956. Master of Science in Organic Chemistry, Technische Universitat, Berlin, 1959. Doctor of Philosophy in Organic Chemistry, Technische Universitat, Munich, West Germany, 1961.
Habilitation in Biochemistry, Technische Universitat, Munich, West Germany, 1966. Doctor of Science (honorary), Purdue University, 1986. Doctor (honorary), University Bonn, 2001.
Hilfsassistent, Technische Universitat, Berlin, 1958-1959;
hilfsassistent, Technische Hochschule, Munich, 1959-1961;
wissenschaftlicher assistant and dozent, Technische Hochschule, 1961-1966;
on leave of absence at department biochemistry and biophysics, University of California-Davis, 1964-1965;
associate professor, Purdue University, 1966-1969;
professor, Purdue University, 1969-1977;
Lilly Distinguished professor, Purdue University, 1977-1982;
head department medicinal chemistry, Purdue University, 1968-1969, 74-79;
professor of chemistry, Ohio State University, Columbus, 1982-1987;
department chairman chemistry, Ohio State University, Columbus, 1982-1986;
professor of chemistry, U. Washington, Seattle, since 1987;
Adjunct Professor biochemistry medicinal chemistry and microbiology, U. Washington, Seattle, since 1988. Visiting scientist Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zurich, 1970. Visiting professor Technology U. Munich, 1980, 86, 95.
Member bio-organic and natural products study section National Institutes of Health, 1989-1993;member international advisory Natural Product Reports, since 1997.
Fellow Academy Pharmaceutical Sciences (Research Achievement award in natural products 1976), American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member American Chemical Society, American Society Biological Chemistry and Molecular Biology, American Society Microbiology, American Society Pharmacognosy (Research award 1988), Phytochem. Society North America, Sigma Xi (Faculty Research award 1976).
Married Inge Sauberlich, July 17, 1956. Children: Christine, Peter, Helmut, Hanna.