Ralf Bartenschlager
Born(1958-05-29)29 May 1958
Mannheim, Germany
Alma mater
Scientific career
Institutions

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]

References

  1. ↑ Ralf Bartenschlager CV, Robert Koch Foundation
  2. ↑ Foundation, Lasker. "Hepatitis C replicon system and drug development | The Lasker Foundation". The Lasker Foundation. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  3. ↑ "CV Ralf Bartenschlager, Leopoldina" (PDF).
  4. ↑ Scientific Advisory Board Robert Koch Institute (RKI).
  5. ↑ Scientific Advisory Board Wilhelm Sander Foundation.
  6. ↑ Yin, Steph (13 September 2016). "Lasker Awards Given for Work in Physiology, Virology and Science Education" – via NYTimes.com.
  7. ↑ "2016 Lasker~DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award: Hepatitis C replicon system and drug development". The Lasker Foundation. 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  8. ↑ "Ralf Bartenschlager erhält Beijerinck-Preis für Virologie". Leopoldina Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften.(in German)


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