Theo Wallimann

Theo Wallimann (born October 13, 1946 in Alpnach, Obwalden, Switzerland) is a Swiss biologist who was research group leader and Adjunct-Professor at the Institute of Cell Biology and later at the Institute of Molecular Health Science[1] at the Biology Department, of the ETH Zurich,[2] Switzerland.

Research and career

In 1975, Theo Wallimann completed his Ph.D. Dissertation on “M-line-bound Creatine Kinase and Myofibrillar Structure”[3] in the laboratory of Prof. Hans M. Eppenberger at the Institute of Cell Biology ETH Zurich with distinction and received the ETH prize and medal.[4] In 1994, he was awarded the title of Professor and in the next two years he became Head and Deputy Head of the Institute of Cell Biology. Wallimann was also awarded with the Alfred Vogt Prize in 2005.[5] Wallimann resigned from his post in June 2008 and is now Emeritus and member of the ETH Alumni organisation.[6]

References
  1. "Prof. Dr. Theo Wallimann". mhs.biol.ethz.ch. Retrieved 2019-11-18.
  2. "ETH Zürich - Theo Wallimann". www.bi.id.ethz.ch. Retrieved 2019-11-18.
  3. Wallimann, T.; Schlösser, T.; Eppenberger, H. M. (1984-04-25). "Function of M-line-bound creatine kinase as intramyofibrillar ATP regenerator at the receiving end of the phosphorylcreatine shuttle in muscle". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 259 (8): 5238–5246. ISSN 0021-9258. PMID 6143755.
  4. Wallimann, Theo (1975). Creatinkinase-Isoenzyme und Myofibrillen-Struktur (Doctoral Thesis thesis) (in German). ETH Zurich.
  5. "Alfred Vogt Awardees since 1939". Alfred Vogt Foundation. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  6. "MyAlumni Platform". www.alumni.ethz.ch. Retrieved 2019-07-17.


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