Background
Boller, Thomas Peter was born on December 10, 1949 in Zurich, Switzerland. Son of Peter and Elisabeth (Merz) Boller.
Boller, Thomas Peter was born on December 10, 1949 in Zurich, Switzerland. Son of Peter and Elisabeth (Merz) Boller.
Diploma with distinction, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, 1973. Doctor of Philosophy with distinction, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, 1977.
Postdoctoral research associate Plant Research Laboratory, Michigan State University, East Lansing, 1977-1978; assistant lecturer botany, U. Basel, Switzerland, 1979-1985; professor botany, U. Basel, Switzerland, since 1986; group leader, Friedrich Miescher Institute, Basel, since 1987.
Member Swiss Society Plant Physiologists (president since 1990).
Married Karin Elmer, March 23, 1974. Children: Christian, Regula, Stefan, Maya.