Anita Rauch

Anita Maria Rauch (* 1967 in Amberg ) is a German physician and human geneticist . She has headed the Institute for Medical Genetics at the University of Zurich since 2009 . Her research focuses on the genetic basis of developmental disorders, congenital heart defects and short stature .

life and career

Anita Rauch studied human medicine from 1987 to 1994 at the University of Regensburg , the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg and the University of Umeå in Sweden . From 1994 to 2000 she worked in Erlangen at the Institute for Human Genetics and as an assistant doctor in the children's clinic . During this time she did her doctorate and was recognized as a specialist in human genetics. In 2004 he completed his habilitation in human genetics. Until 2009, Anita Rauch was senior physician and research group leader as well as deputy head of the Institute for Human Genetics in Erlangen. In 2009 she was offered a professorship at the University of Zurich, where she was also appointed director of the Institute for Medical Genetics.

Awards and memberships awarded

Source:

• 2004: Thiersch Prize of the Medical Faculty of the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
• 2004: John M. Opitz Award (Wiley, USA)
• 2008: Prize of the German Society for Human Genetics
• 2008: Sir Hans Krebs Prize (Society of Friends of the Hannover Medical School)
• 2009: Wilhelm Vaillant Prize (Munich)
• since 2012: Research Councilor of the Swiss National Science Foundation
• since 2014: Board member of the Swiss Academy for Medical Sciences ( SAMS )
• since 2015: Member of the National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina

Fonts (selection)

• A. Rauch et al .: Range of genetic mutations associated with severe non-syndromic sporadic intellectual disability. In: The Lancet . 380, 2012, pp. 1674-1682.
• A. Rauch et al .: Mutations in the PCNT gene cause primordial dwarfism. In: Science . 319. 2008, pp. 816-919.
• A. Rauch et. al .: Diagnostic yield of various genetic apps in patients with unexplained developmental delay or mental retardation. In: American Journal of Medical Genetics. 140. 2006, pp. 2063-2074.

Web links

• Medical Genetics - Prof. Dr. med Anita Rauch. Website of the university center for fetal diagnostics and therapy
• Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences - Board of Directors
• Curriculum vitae of Anita Rauch on the website of the Institute for Medical Genetics at the University of Zurich
• Publications 2014–2018 Anita Rauch on the website of the Institute for Medical Genetics at the University of Zurich

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Curriculum Vitae Anita Rauch Leopoldina, accessed on June 6, 2020.
2. ↑ Prof. Dr. med. Anita Rauch. Website of the Medical Faculty of the University of Zurich, February 1, 2009, accessed on June 6, 2020.
3. ↑ Prof. Dr. Anita Rauch. AcademiaNet, accessed June 6, 2020
4. ^ Wilhelm Vaillant Prize for Prof. Dr. Anita Rauch On the website kma - Knowledge for Decision Makers of Thieme Verlag , June 26, 2009, accessed on June 6, 2020.