Mariann Bienz
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Mariann Bienz FRS
is a distinguished 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, and Joint Head of Cell Biology, since 2007.
where she studied Zoology and Molecular Biology and earned her PhD in 1981. She subsequently undertook postdoctoral research at the LMB
and in 1986 returned to Zurich
as Assistant Professor, and then (1990) Associate Professor also serving as a member of EMBO
in 1989.
She lists her recreations in Who's Who
as "Music, mountain walking"
Royal Society
The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, known simply as the Royal Society, is a learned society for science, and is possibly the oldest such society in existence. Founded in November 1660, it was granted a Royal Charter by King Charles II as the "Royal Society of London"...
is a distinguished molecular biologist based at the UK Medical Research Council
Medical Research Council (UK)
The Medical Research Council is a publicly-funded agency responsible for co-ordinating and funding medical research in the United Kingdom. It is one of seven Research Councils in the UK and is answerable to, although politically independent from, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills...
Laboratory of Molecular Biology
Laboratory of Molecular Biology
The Laboratory of Molecular Biology is a research institute in Cambridge, England, which was at the forefront of the revolution in molecular biology which occurred in the 1950–60s, since then it remains a major medical research laboratory with a much broader focus.-Early beginnings: 1947-61:Max...
. She has been a member of their Senior Scientific Staff since 1991, and Joint Head of Cell Biology, since 2007.
Life
She was educated at Gymnasium Winterthur and the University of ZürichUniversity of Zurich
The University of Zurich , located in the city of Zurich, is the largest university in Switzerland, with over 25,000 students. It was founded in 1833 from the existing colleges of theology, law, medicine and a new faculty of philosophy....
where she studied Zoology and Molecular Biology and earned her PhD in 1981. She subsequently undertook postdoctoral research at the LMB
Laboratory of Molecular Biology
The Laboratory of Molecular Biology is a research institute in Cambridge, England, which was at the forefront of the revolution in molecular biology which occurred in the 1950–60s, since then it remains a major medical research laboratory with a much broader focus.-Early beginnings: 1947-61:Max...
and in 1986 returned to Zurich
University of Zurich
The University of Zurich , located in the city of Zurich, is the largest university in Switzerland, with over 25,000 students. It was founded in 1833 from the existing colleges of theology, law, medicine and a new faculty of philosophy....
as Assistant Professor, and then (1990) Associate Professor also serving as a member of EMBO
Embo
For the scientific organisation, see European Molecular Biology Organization.Embo is a village in the Highland Council Area in Scotland and the former/postal county of Sutherland, about 2 miles NNE of Dornoch....
in 1989.
She lists her recreations in Who's Who
Who's Who
Who's Who is the title of a number of reference publications, generally containing concise biographical information on a particular group of people...
as "Music, mountain walking"
Awards and honors
- Friedrich Miescher Prize, Swiss Biochemical Soc., 1990
- Fellow of the Royal Society 2003
- FMedSci 2006