Julio Enrique Celis

Background

Celis, Julio Enrique was born on May 21, 1941 in Santiago, Chile. Son of Julio E. and Aura (Allende) Celis.

Education

B. Biochemistry, University Chile, Santiago, 1964. Doctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry, University Iowa, 1968.

Career

Assistant professor University Chile, Santiago, 1970-1973. Member science staff Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, United Kingdom, 1973-1975. Associate professor University Aarhus, Denmark, 1975-1986, professor biochemistry Denmark, since 1986, professor and chairman department biochemistry Denmark, since 1987.

Chairman Danish Human Genome Center, Aarhus, since 1991. Vice chairman science committee Danish Cancer Society, 1991-1997, chairman symposium and prize committee, since 1992. Bio-Rad, San Francisco, Unilever, United Kingdom.

Danish delegate to European Molecular Biology Laboratory Council and European Molecular Biology Conference, since 1994. Chairman of European Molecular Biology Laboratory council, 1997, 98. European Union observer to International Advisory Committee for the Nucleotide Sequence Databases, 1996.

Leader Danish delegation to Organization of European Cooperation and Development Megasci. Forum on Bioinfortics, 1996-1999. Secretary general Federation European Bio-chemical Societies, 1998.

Vice president European Molecular Biology Conference, 1997, 98, founding member European Life Science Forum.

Achievements

• Julio Enrique Celis has been listed as a noteworthy Biochemist and educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• book

  • Cell Biology: a Laboratory Handbook Volume 3

Membership

Member Chilean Academy of Sciences, Nordic Molecular Biology Organization (chairman 1990-1994), European Molecular Biology Organization, Academia Europaea, Danish Royal Science Society and Letters, Danish Academy Natural Sciences, Human Genome Organization.

Connections

Married Ariana Pfeifer, December 24, 1964 (deceased). Children: Cynthia, Pamela, Juan Pablo.

Father:

Julio E. Celis

Mother:

Aura (Allende) Celis

Spouse:

Ariana Pfeifer

child:

Cynthia Celis

child:

Juan Pablo Celis

child:

Pamela Celis