Summary
Mariann Bienz, Lady Pelham FRS FMedSci (born 21 December 1953, Winterthur) is a Swiss-British [2] molecular biologist based at the UK Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology. She has been a member of their Senior Scientific Staff since 1991,[3] was Joint-head of Cell Biology in 2007-08[citation needed] and has been a Group Leader of Protein and Nucleic Acid Chemistry Division since 2008.[4]
Mariann Bienz | |
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| Born | 21 December 1953 |
| Alma mater | University of Zürich |
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| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Laboratory of Molecular Biology |
| Website | www2 |
Education edit
She was educated at Gymnasium Winterthur and the University of Zürich where she studied Zoology and Molecular Biology and earned her PhD in 1981.[5]
Career and research edit
Bienz subsequently undertook postdoctoral research at the LMB and in 1986 returned to Zürich as assistant professor, and then (1990) associate professor also serving as a member of EMBO in 1989.[6]
Personal life edit
Married to biologist Sir Hugh Pelham since 1996.[7]
Awards and honours edit
- Member EMBO, 1989[8]
- Friedrich Miescher Prize, Swiss Biochemical Society, 1990
- Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS), 2003[1]
- Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences (FMedSci), 2006
References edit
- ^ a b "Dr Mariann Bienz FMedSci FRS". London: Royal Society. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015.
- ^ "Mariann Bienz Curriculum Vitae" (PDF). Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- ^ Staff. "The Academy of Medical sciences: Fellows: Dr Mariann Bienz FRS FMedSci". Academy of Medical Sciences. Archived from the original on 20 August 2011. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
- ^ "Protein and Nucleic Acid Chemistry Division".
- ^ "Mariann Bienz Curriculum Vitae" (PDF). Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- ^ Staff. "Dr Mariann Bienz Authorised Biography – Debrett's People of Today, Dr Mariann Bienz Profile". Debrett's. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
- ^ "Bienz, Dr Mariann, (Lady Pelham)". Who's Who. Vol. 2015 (online Oxford University Press ed.). A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Bienz, M (2006). "Bio-sketch for Oncogene Review Issue on Wnt signalling". Oncogene. 25 (57): 7441. doi:10.1038/sj.onc.1210062. ISSN 0950-9232. PMID 17143287.