About Barbara Hohn
Born 1939. Barbara Hohn is an Austrian molecular biologist, chemist, university teacher and geneticist.
Barbara Hohn ForMemRS (born 15 September 1939) is an Austrian molecular biologist, particularly known for her research into the Agrobacterium tumefaciens.
Early life She was born Barbara Freiinger, in Klagenfurt, Austria. From 1957 to 1962, she studied chemistry at the University of Vienna and then worked at the Max Planck Institute for Virus Research at the University of Tübingen, where she received her doctorate in 1967. Her PhD thesis supervisor was Professor Friedrich Freksa. In 2010, she was awarded the Ludwig-Wittgenstein-Preis of the Östreichische Forschungsgemeinschaft (Ludwig Wittgenstein Prize of the Austrian Research Association).
Personal life She is married to fellow molecular biologist Thomas Hohn. They have two sons.
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Austrian molecular biologist
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Barbara Hohn was born on 15 September 1939 in Klagenfurt am Wörthersee.
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Barbara Hohn is a molecular biologist, chemist, university teacher and geneticist.
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