Fotis Kafatos
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Fotis Kafatos in 2008 | |
| Born | Φώτης Κωνσταντίνος Καφάτος Fotis Constantine Kafatos 16 April 1940 |
| Died | 18 November 2017 (aged 77) Heraklion, Crete, Greece |
| Alma mater | Cornell University (BS) Harvard University (PhD) |
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| Institutions | Imperial College London European Research Council Cornell University Harvard University European Molecular Biology Laboratory University of Crete Foundation for Research & Technology – Hellas |
| Thesis | The escape of moths from the cocoon: biochemical, physiological, morphological, and developmental studies (1965) |
| Doctoral advisor | Carroll Williams |
| Other academic advisors | Thomas Eisner |
| Website | openwetware |
Fotis Constantine Kafatos (Greek: Φώτης Κ. Καφάτος; 16 April 1940 – 18 November 2017) was a Greek biologist. Between 2007 and 2010 he was the founding president of the European Research Council (ERC). He chaired the ERC Scientific Council from 2006 to 2010. Thereafter, he was appointed Honorary President of the ERC.