Hans Bos

Johannes Lukas "Hans" Bos (born 16 June 1950) is a Dutch biochemist and cancer researcher. He has been a professor of physiological chemistry at Utrecht University since 1991. He is also employed by the University Medical Center Utrecht.

Career

Bos was born in Vlaardingen on 16 June 1950.[1] He studied biochemistry at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam between 1969 and 1975.[2] In 1980 Bos obtained his title of Doctor at the University of Amsterdam under Piet Borst, with a thesis titled: "Structural analysis of yeast mitochondrial DNA. The region of the 21S ribosomal RNA gene".[1] He then started working under Alex van der Eb at Leiden University. In 1984 Bos started research on Ras mutations.[3] In 1986 Bos became a lector at Leiden University. In 1991 he was appointed professor of physiological chemistry at Utrecht University.[1]

In 2013 the Dutch Cancer Society presented an international "Dream Team" on cancer research, the team was led by Bos and Hans Clevers.[4] In 2015 Dutch newspaper de Volkskrant announced that Bos was the Dutch researcher who obtained most funds in the Netherlands during the previous ten years, obtaining over 31 million euro.[5]

Honours and distinctions

Bos was elected a member of the European Molecular Biology Organization in 1996.[6] He was elected a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2006.[7] In 2014 Bos won the Josephine Nefkens Prize for Cancer Research.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Prof.dr. J.L. Bos (1950 - )" (in Dutch). Utrecht University. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  2. ^ a b Janine Budding (28 November 2014). "Josefine Nefkens prijs naar Hans Bos UMC Utrecht" (in Dutch). Medicalfacts.nl. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Hans Bos" (in Dutch). University Medical Center Utrecht. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  4. ^ "KWF presenteert internationaal Dream Team" (in Dutch). Dutch Cancer Society. 12 November 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  5. ^ Martijn van Calmthout, Sybren Kooistra, Eline Huisman (21 February 2015). "Toponderzoekers halen per persoon miljoenen op". de Volkskrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 February 2017.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ "Johannes L. Bos". European Molecular Biology Organization. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  7. ^ "Hans Bos". Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 6 January 2017.