Iain Mattaj
Iain Mattaj | |
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Mattaj in 2019 | |
| Born | 5 October 1952 St Andrews, Scotland |
| Alma mater | |
| Awards | Louis-Jeantet Prize for Medicine (2001), Verdienstkreuz (2021) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Biochemistry, Molecular Cell Biology |
| Institutions | Human Technopole, European Molecular Biology Laboratory |
| Thesis | Studies on cloned GDH genes (1980) |
| Doctoral advisor | John Wooton |
| Notable students | Elisa Izaurralde, postdoctoral researcher (1990-1996), Martin Hetzer, postdoctoral researcher (1998-2003), Katharina Ribbeck (2003-2006), Tobias Walther (1998-2002) |
| Website | humantechnopole |
Iain William Mattaj (born 5 October 1952 in St Andrews, Scotland) FRS FRSE is a British scientist and Honorary Professor at Heidelberg University in Germany. From 2005 to 2018 he was Director General of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL). He stepped down from the position at the end of 2018 following his appointment to Human Technopole. In January 2019 he took office as the first Director of Human Technopole, the new Italian institute for life sciences in Milan, Italy.