Theo Wallimann
Prof. em. Dr. Theo WallimannRelationRetired Adjunct Professor Contact Data
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Retired Adjunct Professor at the Department of Biology http://www.biol.ethz.ch/ |
Research Field | Past Research concentrated on the area of: “Energy homeostasis in cells, tissues and organs"
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Curriculum Vitae (CV) | Theo A. Wallimann worked as a research group leader and staff member at the Institute of Cell Biology at the ETH Zurich, where he qualified as a lecturer (with habilitation: http://e-collection.library.ethz.ch/view/eth:1690) in 1984 and was awarded the title of Professor in 1994. Prof. Theo Wallimann was head of the Institute of Cell Biology in 1995 and Deputy Head in 1996. He resigned from his post in June 2008 and since then, is still active as Prof.emeritus. http://www.mhs.biol.ethz.ch/about-us/emeriti-formermembers/wallimann researchgate.net/profile/Theo_Wallimann https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theo_Wallimann https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theo_Wallimann Born on October 13, 1946 in Alpnach, OW, near Lucerne, Theo Wallimann studied at the Biology Department of the ETH Zurich, where his PhD dissertation (http://e-collection.library.ethz.ch/view/eth:21729) in the laboratory of Prof. Hans M. Eppenberger was awarded with distinction and the ETH medal in 1975. Supported by the Swiss National Science Foundation and the Muscular Dystrophy Association, U.S.A., Dr. Theo Wallimann then worked from 1975 - 1981 as a postdoctoral research associate with Prof. A.G.Szent-Györgyi in the Biology Dept. at Brandeis University in Boston, Mass.,U.S.A. on the subject of "myosin-linked calcium regulation of muscle contraction". In 1981, he took up teaching and research as a senior assistant at the Institute of Cell Biology of the ETH Zurich in the areas of muscle biochemistry, bioenergetics and molecular physiology of Creatine Kinases (CK). The main emphasis of Prof. Wallimann's multidisciplinary research was on the ultrastructural localization, molecular structure and physiological function of creatine kinase (CK), creatine transporter (CRT) and AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) isoenzymes in cells with high and fluctuating energy requirements, e.g. skeletal and heart muscle, nerve cells, photoreceptors, electrocytes and spermatozoa. The involvement of CK, CRT and AMPK in a number of diseases and the question of whether these enzymes may represent valid targets for pharmacological intervention have been explored. Creatine (Kreatin) metabolism, creatine uptake via CRT as well as creatine supplementation in health and disease were investigated and research on the structure, function and regulation of CRT and AMPK with respect to their key regulatory roles in cellular energy metabolism represented a new line of research. Further details can be seen in the Review: "The creatine kinase system and pleiotropic effects of creatine" published in Amino Acids 2011, 40(5):1271-96 (http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00726-011-0877-3) A broad network of international collaborations has been established and a number of publications on the above subjects have been published. List of Publicatons: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Wallimann-T&sort=date http://publicationslist.org/theo.wallimann https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Theo_Wallimann/publication
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Theo Wallimann was awarded by Research.com Theo Wallimann was awarded by Research.com
The Lectures of the invited speakers held at this Congress have been published in the Special Issue: "Creatine for Life: in Health, Sport and Medicine" in the Journal "Amino Acids" (Springer Verlag) (Aug.2016) Vol 48 (8):1439-2199 (Issue Editors: Theo Wallimann and Roger Harris).
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Membership | From: 1978 Until: - Cell Biology Association USA From: 1976 Until: - Biophysical Society USA From: 1975 Until: 2008 Union of Swiss Society for Experimental Biology (USGEB) |
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Additional Information | Past teaching at ETH Zurich Lectures
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Publications in | Research Collection – Publication platform of ETH Zurich ETH Library Search Portal (advanced search for name) |