Iain Mattaj

Iain Mattaj
Mattaj in 2019
Born (1952-10-05) 5 October 1952 (age 71)[4]
St Andrews, Scotland
Alma mater
AwardsLouis-Jeantet Prize for Medicine (2001),[1] Verdienstkreuz (2021)[2]
Scientific career
FieldsBiochemistry, Molecular Cell Biology
InstitutionsHuman Technopole, European Molecular Biology Laboratory
ThesisStudies on cloned GDH genes (1980)
Doctoral advisorJohn Wooton[3]
Notable studentsElisa Izaurralde, postdoctoral researcher (1990-1996), Martin Hetzer, postdoctoral researcher (1998-2003), Katharina Ribbeck (2003-2006), Tobias Walther (1998-2002)
Websitehumantechnopole.it/en/people/iain-mattaj/

Iain William Mattaj (born 5 October 1952 in St Andrews, Scotland)[4] FRS[5] FRSE[3] 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.[6]

  1. ^ Louis-Jeantet Prize
  2. ^ Verdienstkreuz
  3. ^ a b "Curriculum Vitae Professor Dr. Iain W. Mattaj" (PDF). leopoldina.org. Academy of Sciences Leopoldina. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 April 2016.
  4. ^ a b "MATTAJ, Iain William". Who's Who. Vol. 2016 (online Oxford University Press ed.). Oxford: A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference frs was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Iain Mattaj becomes first Director of Human Technople". www.humantechnopole.it. 17 June 2018.