U.Porto Memory

Luís Archer

1991	The President of the Portuguese Republic awarded him the Grand-Cross of the Order of St. James of the Sword
2006	He received a tribute by the Portuguese Society of Genetics, in Vila Real, on 3 April
2006	He received the "Padre Manuel Antunes" Cultural Award, from the National Secretariat for Culture
2007	Honorary Doctor in Biotechnology, by Universidade Católica Portuguesa

1961	He directed the publication of the Natural Sciences series of the Magazine Brotéria
1977	He has, since 1977, represented Portugal in Biosafey and Bioethical Commissions of the European Science Foundation, Council of Europe, OCDE and European Commission
1988	Appointed member of the "Comité International d'Éthique sur le SIDA", by the French President François Mitterrand
1991-2000	Coordinator of the Research Centre of Human Molecular Genetics
1993	Appointed by the European Commission as a member of the Counseling Group on the Ethical Implications of Biology
1993-1997	Appointed member of the "Counseling Group on the Ethical Implications of Biotechnology" by the President of the European Commission, Jacques Delors
1996-1998	Appointed 1st Academic Ombudsman of UNL [New University of Lisbon]
1996-2001	Appointed President of the National Council of Ethics in Life Sciences, by Prime-Minister António Guterres
2000-2001	Appointed President of the Commission of External Evaluations of degrees in Biology in Portuguese Universities
2008	National Bioethics Award, given by the Portuguese Association of Bioethics and Medical Ethics of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto