Prof. Teresa Fitzpatrick, Université de Genève
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Prof. Teresa Fitzpatrick

Nominated by

  • Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF)
  • Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF)
  • AcademiaNet member since 04.09.2012
  • AcademiaNet- Selection Criteria


Employed by

  • Université de Genève


Academic Discipline/Fields

  • Agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
  • Natural sciences, mathematics and statistics


Field

Agriculture, Biological and related sciences



Area of specialisation

Plant Biology, Biochemistry, Physiology



Research interests

  • Plant metabolism, metabolism of vitamin compounds



Distinctions and Awards

  • Friedrich Miescher prize for biochemistry, 2009

  • ETH Latsis prize for research, 2008



Interested in

  • Membership in scientific bodies, Refereeing


Languages

English, French



Doctorate

  • 1998: Biochemistry


PostDoc qualification, e.g. Habilitation

  • 2002: Biochemistry, Plant Biology




Short CV/Education and training

  • 1998 – 2002
    Postdoctoral fellow at the ETH Zürich, Institute of Plant Sciences

  • 2003 – 2008
    Group leader at the ETH Zurich, Institute of Plant Sciences

  • 2008
    Swiss National Science Foundation Professor, University of Zurich

  • Since 2009
    Associate Professor, University of Geneva

  • Since 2012
    Director of the Department of Plant Biology, University of Geneva

Selected publications

Membership in scientific bodies/juries

  • American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

  • American Society of Plant Biology

  • European Plant Science Organistion (Swiss representative)

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