Background
Borst, Piet was born on July 5, 1934 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Son of Jacob Gerard Gerbrant and Alida (De Geus) Borst.
science administrator biochemistry educator
Borst, Piet was born on July 5, 1934 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Son of Jacob Gerard Gerbrant and Alida (De Geus) Borst.
Doctor of Philosophy, University Amsterdam, 1961. Doctor of Medicine, University Amsterdam, 1963.
Professor biochemistry and molecular biology, U. Amsterdam, 1965-1983; extraordinary professor clinical biochemistry, U. Amsterdam, since 1983; director research, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, since 1983; also Chairman, Board Of Directors, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam. Member science advising committee Institute for Immunology, Basel, Switzerland, 1985-1990, Institute Molecular Pathology, Vienna, Austria, 1986-1993, Imperial Cancer Research Fund, London, since 1994. Member science committee Swiss Institute Experimental Research on Cancer, Epalinges, Lausanne, Switzerland, since 1992.
Member American Academy Arts and Sciences (foreign honorary), National Academy of Sciences (foreign associate), Royal Society (London, foreign), Academy Europaea.
Married Jinke Christian Science Houwing, October 19, 1957. Children: S.R., J.G.G., D.W.M.