Background
Häner, Robert was born on May 25, 1960 in Basel, Switzerland. Son of Anton Josef and Ingrid Margarita (Heurung) Häner.
Häner, Robert was born on May 25, 1960 in Basel, Switzerland. Son of Anton Josef and Ingrid Margarita (Heurung) Häner.
Diploma chemistry, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, 1983. Doctor of Philosophy in Natural Science, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, 1987. Postgraduate, U California, Berkeley, 1988.
Postgraduate, California Institute of Technology, 1989.
Teaching assistant, Swiss Federal Institute Technology, 1985-1987; postdoctoral research fellow, University of California, Berkeley, 1987-1988; postdoctoral research fellow, California Institute Technology, Pasadena, 1988-1989; research scientist, Sandoz Pharmaceutical AG, Basel, 1990-1992; group leader research, Ciba, Basel, 1992-1996; head section nucleic acids research, Ciba, Basel, 1996-1997; head nucleotide chemistry research, Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, since 1997.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Chemical Society, Swiss Chemical Society M C.
Married Johanna Katharina Eggenschwiler, April 24, 1955. Children: Jonas Dominik, Simeon Thomas, Nathanael Urs, Rebecca Sabina.