Ralf Einspanier
Veterinary Sciences
Free University of Berlin
Germany
Biography
1979-1985 Studies of Biology at the University of Hannover (Diploma) 1985-1987 Ph.D. Thesis (Dr. rer. nat.) at the University of Göttingen (Germany); Scientist at the Max-Planck-Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Göttingen 1988-1997 Senior Scientist at the Institute of Animal Physiology, TU München 1993 Habilitation in agricultural science (Dr. agr. habil.) 1997-2003 Professor for Animal Physiology at the TU München Since 1999 Visiting Professor at the Universidad de Concepcion, Chillan, Chile (UdeC) Since 2003 Full professor of Biochemistry and Managing Director of the Institute of Veterinary Biochemistry at the Freie Universität Berlin 2009-2011 Vice Dean of the Department of Veterinary Medicine, Freie Universität Berlin
Research Interest
Characterizing gene expression pattern in animal epithelial tissues Establishment of epithelial cell culture systems from different farm animal species Development of new molecular methods using transcriptomic and proteomic techniques Detection of bio-markers indicating cellular dysfunction in animal tissues Characterization of the fate and effects of genetically modified plants in farm animals; horizontal gene transfer in mammals
