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}}'''Mariann Bienz''' [[Royal Society|FRS]] [[FMedSci]] is a distinguished [[Molecular biology|molecular biologist]] based at the [[Medical Research Council (UK)|UK Medical Research Council]] [[Laboratory of Molecular Biology]]. She has been a member of their Senior Scientific Staff since 1991,<ref name="AcademyOfMedicalSciences">{{cite web
'''Mariann Bienz, Lady Pelham''' (born 21 December 1953, [[Winterthur]]) is a Swiss-British <ref>{{cite web
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</ref> [[Molecular biology|molecular biologist]] based at the [[Medical Research Council (UK)|UK Medical Research Council]] [[Laboratory of Molecular Biology]]. She has been a member of their Senior Scientific Staff since 1991,<ref name="AcademyOfMedicalSciences">{{cite web
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}} </ref> was Joint-head of Cell Biology in 2007/8{{citation needed|date=June 2019}} and has been a Group Leader of Protein and Nucleic Acid Chemistry Division since 2008.<ref>
}}</ref> was Joint-head of Cell Biology in 2007-08{{citation needed|date=June 2019}} and has been a Group Leader of Protein and Nucleic Acid Chemistry Division since 2008.<ref>
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{{cite web
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==Education==
==Education==
She was educated at Gymnasium Winterthur and the [[University of Zürich]] where she studied Zoology and Molecular Biology and earned her PhD in 1981.
She was educated at Gymnasium Winterthur and the [[University of Zürich]] where she studied Zoology and Molecular Biology and earned her PhD in 1981.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mariann Bienz Curriculum Vitae|url=https://www2.mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk/groups/bienz/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/Bienz_cvpubl.pdf|access-date=8 June 2019}}</ref>


==Career and research==
==Career and research==
Bienz subsequently undertook [[postdoctoral research]] at the [[Laboratory of Molecular Biology|LMB]] and in 1986 returned to [[University of Zürich|Zurich]] as Assistant Professor, and then (1990) Associate Professor also serving as a member of [[EMBO]] in 1989.<ref name="Debrett's">{{cite web
Bienz subsequently undertook [[postdoctoral research]] at the [[Laboratory of Molecular Biology|LMB]] and in 1986 returned to Zürich as assistant professor, and then (1990) associate professor also serving as a member of [[European Molecular Biology Organization|EMBO]] in 1989.<ref name="Debrett's">{{cite web
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==Personal life==
==Personal life==
She lists her recreations in [[Who's Who]] as music and mountain walking.<ref name=ladypelham>{{Who's Who | surname = BIENZ | othernames = Dr Mariann, (Lady Pelham) | id = U44039 | volume = 2015 | edition = online [[Oxford University Press]]}} {{subscription required}}</ref>
Married to biologist Sir [[Hugh Pelham]] since 1996.<ref name=ladypelham>{{Who's Who | title=Bienz, Dr Mariann, (Lady Pelham) | id = U44039 | volume = 2015 | edition = online [[Oxford University Press]]}}</ref>


==Awards and honours==
==Awards and honours==
* Elected as a member of EMBO, 1989<ref name="Bienz2006">{{cite journal|last1=Bienz|first1=M|title=Bio-sketch for Oncogene Review Issue on Wnt signalling|journal=Oncogene|volume=25|issue=57|year=2006|pages=7441|issn=0950-9232|doi=10.1038/sj.onc.1210062|pmid=17143287|doi-access=free}}</ref>
* Member [[European Molecular Biology Organization|EMBO]], 1989<ref name="Bienz2006">{{cite journal|last1=Bienz|first1=M|title=Bio-sketch for Oncogene Review Issue on Wnt signalling|journal=Oncogene|volume=25|issue=57|year=2006|pages=7441|issn=0950-9232|doi=10.1038/sj.onc.1210062|pmid=17143287|doi-access=free}}</ref>
* Friedrich Miescher Prize, Swiss Biochemical Soc., 1990{{citation needed|date=December 2015}}
* Friedrich Miescher Prize, Swiss Biochemical Society, 1990
* Elected a [[List of Fellows of the Royal Society elected in 2003|Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 2003]]<ref name=frs>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117112820/https://royalsociety.org/people/mariann-bienz-11083/|archive-date=2015-11-17|url=https://royalsociety.org/people/mariann-bienz-11083/|location=London|publisher=[[Royal Society]]|title=Dr Mariann Bienz FMedSci FRS}}</ref>
* [[List of Fellows of the Royal Society elected in 2003|Fellow of the Royal Society]] (FRS), 2003<ref name=frs>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117112820/https://royalsociety.org/people/mariann-bienz-11083/|archive-date=17 November 2015|url=https://royalsociety.org/people/mariann-bienz-11083/|location=London|publisher=[[Royal Society]]|title=Dr Mariann Bienz FMedSci FRS}}</ref>
* Fellow of the [[Academy of Medical Sciences]], 2006{{citation needed|date=December 2015}}
* Fellow of the [[Academy of Medical Sciences]] (FMedSci), 2006


==References==
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Latest revision as of 12:46, 7 October 2024

Mariann Bienz
Born (1953-12-21) 21 December 1953 (age 70)
Alma materUniversity of Zürich
Spouse
(m. 1996)
Awards
Scientific career
InstitutionsLaboratory of Molecular Biology
Websitewww2.mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk/group-leaders/a-to-g/mariann-bienz/

Mariann Bienz, Lady Pelham (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]

Education

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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

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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

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Married to biologist Sir Hugh Pelham since 1996.[7]

Awards and honours

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Dr Mariann Bienz FMedSci FRS". London: Royal Society. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015.
  2. ^ "Mariann Bienz Curriculum Vitae" (PDF). Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Protein and Nucleic Acid Chemistry Division".
  5. ^ "Mariann Bienz Curriculum Vitae" (PDF). Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  6. ^ Staff. "Dr Mariann Bienz Authorised Biography – Debrett's People of Today, Dr Mariann Bienz Profile". Debrett's. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
  7. ^ "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.)
  8. ^ 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.