Background
Piez, Karl Anton was born on August 30, 1924 in Newton, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Karl Anton and Margaret Piez.
Piez, Karl Anton was born on August 30, 1924 in Newton, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Karl Anton and Margaret Piez.
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Yale University, 1947; Doctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry, Northwestern University, 1952.
Scientist, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1952-1966; scientist emeritus, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., since 1996; chief laboratory biochemistry, National Institute Dental Research, Bethesda, 1966-1982; vice president research, Collagen Corporation, Palo Alto, California, 1982-1988; vice president molecular science, Celtrix laboratories, Palo Alto, 1988-1991; professor biochemistry, Thomas Jefferson U., Philadelphia, 1991-1996; consultant biotechnology, Bethesda, since 1991. Board directors FibroGen, San Francisco, Foundation Advanced Education in Sciences, Bethesda. Consultant in field; scholar in residence Fogarty International Center National Institutes of Health, 1991-1993.
Sergeant United States Army, 1944-1946. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member American Society Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, American Chemical Society, The Protein Society, International Society Matrix Biology, Phi Lambda Upsilon, Sigma Xi.
Married Glades Z. Piez, April 18, 1948 (divorced May 1972). Children: Janet, Karl, Barbara. Married Janet Rau, June 11, 1972.
1 stepchild, Leslie.