University Studies: Diploma in Biology, 1988, Ludwigs-Maximilians-Universität München
PhD: Biochemistry, 1991, Ludwigs-Maximilians-Universität München
Current Position: Full professor in Molecular Cardiovascular Research, Charité – University Medicine Berlin
Senior Group Leader, Max-Delbrück-Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin
Full Professor in Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Aarhus University

Andersen et al., Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2005 Sep 20;102(38):13461-6. Epub 2005 Sep 7
"Neuronal sorting protein-related receptor sorLA/LR11 regulates processing of the amyloid precursor protein."

Prizes:
Heinrich Wieland Prize for Lipid Research
Award of the German Society for Nephrology
Honorary doctorate of the University of Aarhus

Membership:
Society for Molecular Biology and Biochemistry

1. What are your primary tasks and responsibilities in your actual position?
To conduct research and to coordinate strategic research efforts in my current affiliations.

2. What is it that gives you pleasure and/or satisfaction the most?
Solving challenging scientific problems.

3. Which research question(s) affects you at the moment? What is its social significance?
My current efforts are dedicated to elucidating the metabolic basis of Alzheimer’s disease, the most common form of dementia in the elderly.

4. Which publication influenced you the most?
Cannot really single out one particular publication.

5. What do you like most about AMPro? What are your particular plans within the collaboration?
I cherish the possibility to collaborate with experts in the field of metabolism and stem cell research who provide important conceptual input for my work.