Ralf Baumeister
Ralf Baumeister (* 1961 in Schwabach ) is a German professor of bioinformatics and molecular genetics .
Life
Baumeister graduated from the Adam-Kraft-Gymnasium Schwabach in 1980 . He then studied biology at the University of Erlangen , where he graduated with a diploma and then completed his doctoral studies with a thesis on " Molecular mechanisms of the regulation of tetracycline resistance determinants ", with which he received his doctorate in 1992.
After research stays in Stockholm and Berlin , Baumeister was at Harvard Medical School in Boston, USA, from 1992 to 1995 . From 1995 to 2000 he was a group leader at the gene center in Munich and in 1999, together with Karl-Heinz Tovar, founded the now insolvent biotech company EleGene AG in Martinsried .
From 2000 to 2003 he was Professor of Metabolic Biochemistry at the Adolf Butenandt Institute of the Medical Faculty of the Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich . Since 2003 he has held a professorship as the successor to Rainer Hertel at the Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg , where he has been director of the Center for Biosystems Analysis since 2005 .
research
Research interests: Development of Caenorhabditis elegans animal models for gene function analyzes, focus on neurodegenerative diseases ( Alzheimer's disease , Parkinson's disease , hearing loss ) and genetic regulation of aging .
Awards
- Doctoral scholarship from the Free State of Bavaria
- VAAM PhD award 1993,
- Philip Morris Research Award 2001,
- Family Hansen Prize 2002 (BAYER AG) for Alzheimer's research.
- Scientific Advisory Board of the NCL Foundation ( National Contest for Life )
Fonts
- Molecular mechanisms of the regulation of tetracycline resistance determinants. University thesis Erlangen, Nürnberg, Univ., Diss., 110 S. 1992
Web links
- Builder Lab
- Schwabacher Tageblatt: The worm, the human being and the dream of (almost) eternal life. (PDF; 44 kB) from June 18, 2004.
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SURNAME | Builder, Ralf |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German biologist, professor of bioinformatics and molecular genetics |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1961 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Schwabach |