Éric Westhof is a French biochemist born in Uccle (Belgium) on July 25, 1948.
He is a member of the Academie des sciences, head of Education and Training (DEF) and a member of the Board of Directors of the "La Main à la pâte" Foundation.
He is Professor Emeritus of Structural Biochemistry at the University of Strasbourg at the Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology.