Peter Gruss

Peter Gruss
Born (1949-06-28) 28 June 1949 (age 75)
Alsfeld, West Germany
(now Germany)
Alma materTechnische Universität Darmstadt
AwardsLouis-Jeantet Prize for Medicine (1995)[1]
Scientific career
FieldsDevelopmental Biology
InstitutionsMax Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry
Max Planck Society
Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology
Websitewww.oist.jp/message-president

Peter Gruss (born 28 June 1949) is a German developmental biologist, president of the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology,[2] and the former president of the Max-Planck-Gesellschaft[3] (having been elected for the term from 2002 to 2008 and reelected for 2008–2014).

Gruss's research has generally covered the topic of control mechanisms in the development of mammals, especially in the development of the nervous system. He has been able to produce insulin using stem cells.

  1. ^ "Professor Peter GRUSS | Jeantet". October 1, 2017.
  2. ^ "Peter Gruss wird neuer Präsident der OIST Graduate University in Japan". www.mpg.de (in German). Retrieved 2022-09-26.
  3. ^ "Prof. Dr. Peter Gruss, President of the Max Planck Society". mpg.de. Archived from the original on 2017-03-06. Retrieved 2011-11-26.

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