Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Dr. Sc. Christian Betzel

Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Martin-Luther-King Platz 6 - 20146 Hamburg

Phone: 040 / 42838 - 2840/6069, Fax: - 7818
E-Mail: Christian.Betzel@uni-hamburg.de

Laboratory for Structural Biology of Infection and Inflammation
DESY, Build. 22a
Nottkestr. 85 - 22603 Hamburg

Phone: 040 / 8998-4744 , Fax: - 4747

Scientific Development:
Study of Physics at the University of Göttingen (1982); Dissertation (Dr.rer. nat.) at the Freie Universität Berlin (1986), Department of Chemistry, Institute of Crystallography (AG Prof. Dr. W. Saenger); Scientific staff member and group leader at the Outstation of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Hamburg (1986-1995); Habilitation at the Freie Universität Berlin, Department of Chemistry (1993); University lecturer (C2) for Biophysics. Scientific staff member at the University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf (1995-2004); § 17 Professor at the University of Hamburg (2000), Dr. of Science at the Academy of Sciences Sofia, Bulgaria, Institute of Organic Chemistry (2002); since 2004 C3-Professor at the University of Hamburg.

Memberships and Positions in Scientific Organisations:
Biophysical Society, American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, European Low Gravity Research Association, American Crystallographic Association, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Kristallographie; Mitglied des Advisory Boards des Institutes for Molecular Medicine & DrugResearch, Karachi, Pakistan.

Cooperations:
University of Lübeck, Institute of Biochemistry (Prof. Hilgenfeld); University Sao José do Rio Preto (UNESP), Brazil; All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Neu Delhi, India; Institute for Molecular Medicine & Drug Research, Karachi, Pakistan, RiNA GmbH, Berlin; Northern German Network for Structural Biochemistry; Alfred-Wegener Institute for Polar- and Ocean Research (AWI), Helgoland; Institute for Applied Physics, University of Hamburg;