MAYOR, Federico

MAYOR, Federico. Spanish, b. 1934. Genres: Medicine/Health. Career: University of Granada, Granada, Spain, professor of biochemistry, 196373, director of Department of Pharmacy, 1967-68, rector, 1968-72, honorary rector, 1972-; Autonomous University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain, professor of biochemistry, 1973, founder of Severo Ochoa Molecular Biology Center, director, 1974-78; UNESCO, member of advisory committee for scientific research and human needs, Moscow, U.S.S.R., 1976, and Paris, France, 1977, member of advisory committee, European Center for Higher Education, Bucharest, Romania, 1976-78, representative of the director-general on the board of United Nations University, Tokyo, Japan, 1980-81; Spanish minister for education and science, 1981-82; Institute of the Sciences of Man, Madrid, director, 1983-87; UNESCO, director-general, 1987-. Oxford University, visiting professor and senior fellow of Trinity College, 1966-67; Autonomous University of Madrid, scientific chairperson of Severo Ochoa Molecular Biology Center, 1983-87. Spanish Ministry for Education, under- secretary, 1974-75; Office of the Spanish Prime Minister, chairperson of Advisory Committee for Scientific and Technical Research, 1974-78; Royal Foundation of Spain for Special Education, member, 1976-78; Spanish Parliament, member of parliament and chairperson of Parliamentary Commission for Education and Science, 1977-78; European Parliament, member, 1987. Ramon Areces Foundation, vice chair of scientific committee, 1982-. Issyk- Kul Forum (Frunze, Kirghiz Republic), founding member, 1986-. Publications: (trans.) Strohecker and Henning, Vitamin Assay, 1967; Manana siempre es tarde (essay), 1987, as Tomorrow Is Always Too Late, 1992; (ed. with S. Ochoa and M. Barbacid) Oncogenes y Patologia Molecular, 1987; Aguafuertes (poems), 1991, as Patterns, 1994; (Coauthor) The New Page (essay), 1994; La memoire de l'avenir (essay), 1994, as Memory of the Future, 1995; La Paix, Demain? (essay), 1995. EDITOR: (with S. Grisolia and R. Baguena) The Urea Cycle, 1977; Scientific Research and Goals: Towards a New Development Model, 1982; La lucha contra la enfermedad, 1986. Contributor to book and scientific journals. Address: c/o Librairie Ernest Flam- marion, 26 rue Racine, F-75278 Paris cedex 06, France.