Background
Schaper, Jutta was born on April 11, 1937 in Berlin.
researcher molecular cell biologist
Schaper, Jutta was born on April 11, 1937 in Berlin.
Doctor of Medicine, Düsseldorf School Medicine, Germany, 1961. Doctor of Philosophy, Justus-Liebig University, Giessen, Germany, 1980. Doctor of Science (honorary), University Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland, 1995.
Research associate, cardiovascular laboratories, Janssen Research Foundation, Beerse, Belgium, 1961-1968; research associate department electron microscopy, cardiovascular laboratories, Janssen Research Foundation, Beerse, Belgium, 1968-1970; head department electron microscopy, Janssen Research Foundation, Beerse, Belgium, 1970-1972; lecturer ultrastructural anatomy, U. Antwerp, Belgium, 1970-1972; head department cardiovascular cell biology, Max-Planck Institute Physiological and Clinical Research, Bad Nauheim, Germany, since 1972; professor experimental cardiology, U. Giessen Medical School, since 1980. Visiting professor pathology, Duke U. Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, 1982-1983. Member Lucian award committee, McGill University, Montreal, Canada, Einthoven Foundation committee, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Member International Society Heart Research (secretary European section 1981-1992, president-elect 1993-1995, president since 1995), Hungarian Society Cardiology (honorary).
Married Wolfgang Schaper. Children: Susanne, Wolfgang, Martin.