Name: Hossein Dariush Fahimi
Born: May 7, 1933; Teheran, Iran
Present Position:
Professor Emeritus, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
Address:
Institut für Anatomie und Zellbiologie der Universität Heidelberg
Im Neuenheimer Feld 307
D-69120 Heidelberg
Major Research Interests:
Cell Biology of Peroxisomes, Histochemistry, Cytochemistry, Electron Microscopy
Educational Background:
1953 University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany Graduated from Premedical School
1957 Graduated from Medical School, University of Heidelberg
Top Student in class of 90
1958 M.D. Thesis, University of Heidelberg (Magna cum laude)
Research and Professional Appointments:
1975-2001 Professor and Chair, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology,
Division of Medical Cell Biology, University of Heidelberg Medical
School, Heidelberg, Germany.
1975-1980 Lecturer in Pathology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
1974-1975 Visiting Professor of Anatomy, University of Heidelberg Medical
School, Heidelberg, Germany.
1971-1975 Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, Harvard Medical School,
Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
1967-1971 Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, Harvard Medical School,
Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
1966-1975 Associate Pathologist and Member of Staff, Mallory Insitute of Pathology,
Harvard Patholgy Unit, Boston City Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
1964-1966 Research Associate, Laboratoire de Cytologie et de Cancerologie
Experimentale, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
(Director: Professor Albert Claude).
1960-1964 Residency Training in Pathology, Mallory Institute of Patholoy,
Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Professional Memberships:
1960 American Federation for Clinical Research
1967 American Society for the Advancement of Science
1967 American Society of Investigative Pathology
1967 The Histochemical Society (USA)
1968 American Society for Cell Biology
1975 German Society for Cell Biology, Founding Member (President 1987-1990)
1978 International Society for Histochemistry (President 1993-1995)
1992 International Federation of Societies for Histochemistry and Cytochemistry
(Secretary General 1992-1996)
Member of Editorial Boards of:
Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry (Seattle), since 1973, Associate Editor, since 1997
Histochemical Journal (London), since 1978
European Journal of Cell Biology (Stuttgart), since 1978
Acta Histochemica and Cytochemica (Kyoto), since 1986
Acta Hisotchemica (Jena), 1991-1998
Histochemistry and Cell Biology (Heidelberg), since 1991
Clinical Electron Microscopy (Sapporo), since 1996
Awards and Honors:
1971-1975 Recipient, Research Career Development Award, National Institute of Health
(NIH), Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
1968-1977 Research grants of NIH, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
1981-present Research grants of DFG (German Research Foundation).
1986 Medal of Honor, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan.
1993 Medal of Honor, Cracow University School of Medicine, Cracow, Poland.
2000 Honorary Membership of Society for Histochemistry
