Jorge E. Mayer

Background

Mayer, Jorge E. was born on May 21, 1954 in Lima, Peru. Son of Lothar and Grimanesa F. (Cabrera) Mayer.

Education

Doctor of Philosophy, Innsbruck (Austria) U., 1984.

Career

Postdoctoral researcher, Max Planck Institute, Cologne, Germany, 1984-1987; assistant professor, North Rhine-Westphalian Technology U., Aachen, Germany, 1987-1990; senior researcher, Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical, Cali, Colombia, 1990-1995; principal investigator, agribiols. research, Agrevo, Bogota, Colombia, since 1995. Member National Biotechnology Council, Bogota, since 1996.

Achievements

• Jorge E. Mayer has been listed as a noteworthy Molecular biochemist, researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Interests

• Avocations: free climbing, horseback riding, mountain biking, molecular taxonomy.

Connections

Married Elisabeth Hefel, May 23, 1956. Children: Johanna Katharina, Bernardo Leopoldo.

Father:

Lothar Mayer

Mother:

Grimanesa F. (Cabrera) Mayer

Spouse:

Elisabeth Hefel

child:

Bernardo Leopoldo Mayer

child:

Johanna Katharina Mayer