Ralf Bartenschlager

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

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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