Background
Gruss, Peter was born on June 28, 1949 in Alsfeld, Germany. Son of Heinrich and Ursula (Nowotka) Gruss.
Gruss, Peter was born on June 28, 1949 in Alsfeld, Germany. Son of Heinrich and Ursula (Nowotka) Gruss.
Diploma, U. Darmstadt, Federal Republic of Germany, 1973; Doctor of Philosophy magna cum laude, U. Heidelberg, Federal Republic of Germany, 1977.
Postdoctoral fellow Institute Virus Research, Heidelberg, 1977-1978, Laboratory Molecular Virology, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, 1978-1980, expert consultant, 1980-1981, visiting scientist, 1981-1982. Assoc professor microbiology Heidelberg University, 1982-1986, director Center Molecular Biology, 1983-1986. Director Max Planck Institute Biophysical Chemistry, Goettingen, Germany, since 1986.
Honorary professor Goettingen University, since 1990. President Max Planck Society Advancement of Science, Munich, since 2002. Member European Molecular Biology Organization Fund Committee, 1988—1992, German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft) Senate Committee Animal Experimental Research, 1992—1996.
Member science advisory board Boehringer Ingelheim Foundation, 1990—1994, Randall Institute, London, 1995—1998, Research Institute Molecular Pharmacology, Berlin, 1997—2000, Welcome/Cyclic Redundancy Check Institute, Cambridge, 2000, King's College/Guy's Hospital, London. Trustee German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany, 1994—1998. President European Molecular Biology Laboratory Council, 2000—2002.
Member of German Academy Natural Scientists, Bavarian Academy of Sciences, American Academy Arts & Sciences (foreign honorary), Academy of Sciences (Goettingen), Academy Europaea, New York Academy of Sciences, American Society Differentiation, European Molecular Biology Organization, International Society Development Biology (president 1994).
Children: Daniel, Julia.