Background
Verpoorte, Robert was born on May 17, 1946 in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. Son of Pieter Marinus and Johanna Wilhelmina Frederika (van Dyk) Verpoorte.
Pharmacognosy and biotechnology educator
Verpoorte, Robert was born on May 17, 1946 in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. Son of Pieter Marinus and Johanna Wilhelmina Frederika (van Dyk) Verpoorte.
Master of Science in Pharmacy, University Leiden (the Netherlands), 1972. Doctor of Philosophy in Pharmacy, University Leiden (the Netherlands), 1976.
Research assistant, U. Stockholm, 1970; research assistant, U. Leiden, 1972-1976; lecturer, U. Leiden, 1976-1987; professor, U. Leiden, since 1987. Visiting professor U. Uppsala (Sweden), 1979, 80, U. Reims, France, 1992.
Member American Society Pharmacognosy, Gesellschaft für Arzneipflanzenforschung, International Association Plant Tissue Culture, Phytochem. Society Europe (chairman).
Married Jeannette van den Berge, November 10, 1972. Children: Kim M., Wencke F.