Claus Heizmann PhD

Dr. Claus W. Heizmann, PhD, is a Professor at the University of Zürich. He received his Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Konstanz. Subsequently, he was trained as a post-doctoral fellow in the laboratory of Dr. Edmond Fischer at the University of Washington, Seattle, and at the Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich. From 1989–2007 he was Director of Clinical Chemistry and Biochemistry at the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Zurich. His research focuses on the structure and functions of calcium-binding proteins and RAGE in health and disease. Recently, he edited the book: Calcium-Binding Proteins and RAGE: from structural basics to clinical applications published in: Methods in Molecular Biology, Vol 963, Springer Protocols/Humana Press, 2013. His research interests include Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Gel Electrophoresis, Protein Expression, Cell Biology, and Calcium-Binding Proteins.