Ralf Bartenschlager Explained
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| Birth Date: | 29 May 1958 |
| Birth Place: | Mannheim, Germany |
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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]
Early life
Bartenschlager 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
- Robert Koch Institute (RKI), Member of the Scientific Advisory Board[4]
- Wilhelm Sander Foundation, Member of the Scientific Advisory Board[5]
Recognition
Bartenschlager 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]
Notes and References
- https://www.robert-koch-stiftung.de/fileadmin/user_upload/pdf/cv/cv_bartenschlager_en.pdf Ralf Bartenschlager CV, Robert Koch Foundation
- Web site: Hepatitis C replicon system and drug development The Lasker Foundation. Foundation. Lasker. The Lasker Foundation. en. 6 February 2018.
- Web site: CV Ralf Bartenschlager, Leopoldina.
- https://www.rki.de/DE/Content/Institut/WissBeirat/mitglieder/Mitglieder_Inhalt.html Scientific Advisory Board
- https://www.wilhelm-sander-stiftung.de/stiftung/stiftungsorgane/ Scientific Advisory Board
- Web site: Lasker Awards Given for Work in Physiology, Virology and Science Education. Steph. Yin. 13 September 2016. NYTimes.com.
- Web site: 2016 Lasker~DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award: Hepatitis C replicon system and drug development . The Lasker Foundation . 2016 . 18 November 2016 .
- Web site: Ralf Bartenschlager erhält Beijerinck-Preis für Virologie. Leopoldina Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften. (in German)
