Jean-Marie Ghuysen

Background

Ghuysen, Jean-Marie was born on January 26, 1925 in Trembleur, Belgium. Son of Julien and Berthe (Woyave) Ghuysen.

Education

Diploma in Pharmacy, U. Liège, Belgium, 1947; Doctor of Philosophy in Physical Chemistry, U. Liège, Belgium, 1951; D (honorary), University Nancy (France), 1975; D (honorary), University Debrecen, Hungary, 1990; D (honorary), University Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 1993.

Career

Head biochemistry and microbiology unit, Labaz Pharmaceutical Company, Brussels, 1957-1958; assistant, associate professor department general and medical microbiology, U. Liège, 1958-1969; head department microbiology applied to pharmaceutical science, U. Liège, 1969-1990; director Center for Protein Engineering, University Liège, 1990-1995; science advisor, U. Liège, since 1995. Senior scientist National Science Foundation, United States, 1965-1966. Visiting professor New York University, 1971, U. Los Andes, Venezuela, 1973, Temple University, 1975, 86, Francqui chairperson Free U. Brussels, 1983-1984.

Member teaching staff Pasteur Institute, Paris, 1973-1983.

Achievements

• Jean-Marie Ghuysen has been listed as a noteworthy Microbiologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, United Kingdom Bio-chemical Society, United Kingdom General Society for Microbiology, American Society Microbiology, European Molecular Biology Organisation, New York Academy Sciences, Academy Royale Society Française Médecine Légale Belgique, Academy Royale Sciences, Lettres et Beaux-Arts Belgique, Academia Europaea.

Connections

Married Jeanne-Marie Defourny, July 13, 1950. Children: Véronique, Collette, Vincent.

Father:

Julien Ghuysen

Mother:

Berthe (Woyave) Ghuysen

Spouse:

Jeanne-Marie Defourny

child:

Vincent Ghuysen

child:

Collette Ghuysen

child:

Véronique Ghuysen