Ruedi Aebersold
Professor
Department of Biology
ETH Zürich - Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich
Switzerland
Biography
Ruedi Aebersold is one of the pioneers in the field of proteomics. He is known for developing a series of methods that have found wide application in analytical protein chemistry and proteomics like a new class of reagents termed Isotope Coded Affinity Tag (ICAT) reagents used in quantitative mass spectrometry. Prof. Dr. Aebersold and his team of researchers use the protein profiles determined by this method to differentiate cells in different states, such as noncancerous versus cancerous cells, and to systematically study how cells respond to external stimuli. These "snapshot" profiles indicate which cells contain abnormal levels of certain proteins. This is expected to lead to new diagnostic markers for disease and to a more complete understanding of the biochemical processes that control and constitute cell physiology.
Research Interest
Ruedi Aebersold research interest include: Molecular Systems Biology.
