Walter Charles Fiers

Background

Fiers, Walter Charles was born on January 31, 1931 in Ieper, Belgium. Son of Willy and Maria (Cnockaert) Fiers.

Education

Ir., U. Ghent (Belgium), l954; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Ghent (Belgium), l963; D honoris causa, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium, 1978.

Career

Fellow, Government of Denmark, Copenhagen, l956-57; fellow, Rockefeller Foundation, New York, l960-6l; research fellow, California Institute Technology, Pasadena, l960-6l; research associate, University of Wisconsin, Madison, l962; assistant professor molecular biology, U. Ghent, l963-67; associate professor, U. Ghent, l967-69; professor, U. Ghent, l969-; director Department, University Ghent, l969-. Member science board Biogen, Geneva and Cambridge, Massachusetts, l979-89.

Achievements

• Walter Charles Fiers has been listed as a notable Molecular biology scientist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member European Molecular Biology Organisation (county l977-79), Belgian Bio-chemical Society (president l982-84), Royal Academy, Academia Europaea, Human GenomeOrgn.

Connections

Married Arlette Celena Devreker, July 26, l960. Children: Rudi, Bob, Tom.

Father:

Willy Fiers

Mother:

Maria (Cnockaert) Fiers

Spouse:

Arlette Celena Devreker

child:

Bob Fiers

child:

Tom Fiers

child:

Rudi Fiers