Walter Fiers Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Walter Fiers, based on 4 World History Database records associated with Belgium.

4 records1972–19764 events1 places

Chronological biography

1972

First Complete Gene Sequence1972

Science / Technology · Molecular Biologist · Ghent

Determines the complete nucleotide sequence of a protein-coding gene.

MS2 Coat Protein Gene1972

Science / Technology · Molecular Biologist · Ghent

Establishes a milestone in molecular genetics using bacteriophage RNA.

1976

First Complete Viral Genome1976

Science / Technology · Molecular Biologist · Ghent

Completes the nucleotide sequence of an entire RNA virus genome.

MS2 Genome Sequence1976

Science / Technology · Molecular Biologist · Ghent

Demonstrates comprehensive genetic analysis of a complete viral organism.

Titles and roles

Molecular Biologist

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.