Fotis Kafatos
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Fotis Constantine Kafatos (Greek: Φώτης Κ. Καφάτος; 16 April 1940 – 18 November 2017) was a Greek biologist.[5][6][7][8][9][10] Between 2007-2010 he was the founding president of the European Research Council (ERC).[11][12] He chaired the ERC Scientific Council from 2006-2010. Thereafter, he was appointed Honorary President of the ERC.[13][14]
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Born | Φώτης Κωνσταντίνος Καφάτος Fotis Constantine Kafatos (1940-04-16)16 April 1940[1] |
Died | 18 November 2017(2017-11-18) (aged 77) Heraklion, Crete, Greece[1] |
Alma mater | Cornell University (BS) Harvard University (PhD) |
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Institutions | Imperial College London European Research Council Cornell University Harvard University European Molecular Biology Laboratory University of Crete Foundation for Research & Technology – Hellas |
Thesis | The escape of moths from the cocoon: biochemical, physiological, morphological, and developmental studies (1965) |
Doctoral advisor | Carroll Williams[4] |
Other academic advisors | Thomas Eisner[citation needed] |
Website | openwetware |
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