Carsten Schultz PhD

OHSU School of Medicine Dean Mark Richardson has appointed Carsten Schultz, Ph.D., as chair of the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology following a national recruitment search. The appointment is effective October 1, 2016. Dr. Schultz will succeed Beth Habecker, Ph.D., who has served as interim chair since 2014. "Dr. Schultz is arguably among the top chemical biologists in the world," said Dean Richardson. "His recruitment brings an important level of scientific expertise to OHSU, enhancing the strength of the faculty and providing the foundation for a new era of growth and success in physiology and pharmacology at OHSU." Dr. Schultz comes to OHSU from the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) -- Heidelberg where he currently serves as group leader and senior scientist of the Cell Biology and Biophysics Unit. He was drawn to OHSU because of its dynamic research and clinical environment in which basic scientists and clinicians collaborate to solve complex problems in health and biomedical science.