Biography

Ralf Wellinger is Full Professor of Genetics at the University of Seville where he has been a faculty member since 2003. Since 2006 he is working as a Group Leader at the Andalusian Center of Molecular Biology and Regenerative Medicine (CABIMER). Ralf completed his Ph.D. at the Eidgenoessische Technische Hochschule (ETH) in Zuerich in Switzerland and his undergraduate studies at the University of Kaiserslautern in Germany. He received various fellowships including the Ramón y Cajal, Marie-Curie and EMBO programs. He speaks various languages including German, English, Spanish and French. His research interests lies in the understanding of how micronutrients impact genome stability, diseases and aging in yeast to human. He has collaborated actively with researchers in several other disciplines, including nano-medicine, and has founded two start-up companies.

Education

PhD sc. nat. ETH, ETH Zurich (Switzerland)

Dipl. Biologe, Univ. of Kaiserslautern (Germany)