Ralf F. W. Bartenschlager (born 29 May 1958) is a German virologist who has been researching hepatitis C since 1989. He is a professor in the Department of Infectious Diseases at the Heidelberg University.[1]
Ralf Bartenschlager | |
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| Born | 29 May 1958 Mannheim, Germany |
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Early life
editBartenschlager grew up in Mannheim. After high school, he worked as a policemen for four years before starting his undergraduate in biology in 1981 at Heidelberg University.[2] He conduced his thesis work with Heinz Schaller at the ZMBH in Heidelberg on the structure and functional role of the P-protein in Hepatitis B viruses. After graduating in 1990, he continued working as a postdoc at Heidelberg University until joining Hoffmann-La Roche in 1991, where he began working on Hepatitis C.[3]
Other activities
edit- Robert Koch Institute (RKI), Member of the Scientific Advisory Board[4]
- Wilhelm Sander Foundation, Member of the Scientific Advisory Board[5]
Recognition
editBartenschlager was a recipient of the 2016 Lasker Award for Clinical Research for discoveries related to hepatitis C virus, jointly with Charles M. Rice and Michael J. Sofia.[6][7] Bartenschlager received in 2021 the Beijerinck Virology Prize.[8]
References
edit- ^ Ralf Bartenschlager CV, Robert Koch Foundation
- ^ Foundation, Lasker. "Hepatitis C replicon system and drug development | The Lasker Foundation". The Lasker Foundation. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- ^ "CV Ralf Bartenschlager, Leopoldina" (PDF).
- ^ Scientific Advisory Board Robert Koch Institute (RKI).
- ^ Scientific Advisory Board Wilhelm Sander Foundation.
- ^ Yin, Steph (13 September 2016). "Lasker Awards Given for Work in Physiology, Virology and Science Education" – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ "2016 Lasker~DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award: Hepatitis C replicon system and drug development". The Lasker Foundation. 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
- ^ "Ralf Bartenschlager erhält Beijerinck-Preis für Virologie". Leopoldina Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften.(in German)
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