Background
Arber, Werner was born on June 3, 1929 in Gränichen, Switzerland.
Arber, Werner was born on June 3, 1929 in Gränichen, Switzerland.
Graduate, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule ), 1953. Doctor of Philosophy, University Geneva, 1958.
Assistant Laboratory Biophysics, University Geneva, 1953—1958, docent, then extraordinary professor molecular genetics, 1962—1970. Research associate department microbiology University Southern California, 1958—1959. Visiting investigator department molecular biology University California, Berkeley, 1970—1971.
Professor microbiology University Basel, Switzerland, 1971—1996, rector, 1986—1988.
Member of National Academy of Sciences (associate), Pontifical Academy of Sciences, International Council of Scientific (president 1996-1999).
Married; 2 children.