Jan Dijk

Background

Dijk, Jan was born on August 22, 1943 in Deventer, The Netherlands. Son of Jan Willem Dijk and Hendrika Dijk-Aartsen.

Education

Master of Science, U. Groningen, The Netherlands, 1966; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Groningen, The Netherlands, 1971.

Career

Postdoctoral fellow, Oak Ridge (Tennessee) National Laboratory, 1971-1972; research associate, University of California, San Diego, 1972-1974; research group leader, Max-Planck-Institute Molecular Genetics, West Berlin, Germany, 1975-1986; lecturer, U. Leiden, The Netherlands, since 1986.

Achievements

• January Dijk has been listed as a noteworthy Science educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Protein Society, New York Academy Sciences.

Connections

Married Tally Wilhelmina Wiersema, July 9, 1970. Children: Peter Erik, Christiaan Paul, Karen Yolanda.

Father:

Jan Willem Dijk

Mother:

Hendrika Dijk-Aartsen

Spouse:

Tally Wilhelmina Wiersema

child:

Peter Erik Dijk

child:

Karen Yolanda Dijk

child:

Christiaan Paul Dijk