Ton Bisseling (born 1952) is a Dutch molecular biologist. He is a professor at

Wageningen University and Research Centre Wageningen University & Research (also known as Wageningen UR; abbreviation: WUR) is a public university in Wageningen, Netherlands, specializing in life sciences with a focus on agriculture, technical and engineering subjects. It is a globally ...

. In 1975 Bisseling obtained a degree in biology from the Radboud University Nijmegen. Five years later he earned his PhD in molecular biology at Wageningen University. In 1998 Bisseling became professor and head of the molecular biology laboratory at the same institution. During his career Bisseling has done research on the symbiosis between

root nodule Root nodules are found on the roots of plants, primarily legumes, that form a symbiosis with nitrogen-fixing bacteria. Under nitrogen-limiting conditions, capable plants form a symbiotic relationship with a host-specific strain of bacteria known a ...

s and

rhizobia Rhizobia are diazotrophic bacteria that fix nitrogen after becoming established inside the root nodules of legumes (Fabaceae). To express genes for nitrogen fixation, rhizobia require a plant host; they cannot independently fix nitrogen. In gene ...

bacteria. Bisseling became a member of the European Molecular Biology Organization in 1996. He was elected a member of the

Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences ( nl, Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen, abbreviated: KNAW) is an organization dedicated to the advancement of science and literature in the Netherlands. The academy is housed ...

in 2010. Ton Bisseling was elected as a Foreign member of th
Chinese Academy of Engineering
in November 2021.

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1952 births Living people Dutch molecular biologists Members of the European Molecular Biology Organization Members of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences Radboud University Nijmegen alumni Wageningen University and Research alumni Academic staff of Wageningen University and Research {{Netherlands-botanist-stub