Axel Ullrich

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Axel Ullrich is a pioneering German molecular biologist and cancer researcher known for his groundbreaking work in oncogenes and the development of targeted cancer therapies such as the drug Herceptin.

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instanceOf German scientist
biochemist
cancer researcher
human
university teacher
academicDegree PhD in biochemistry
awardReceived Lasker~DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award NERFINISHED
Robert Koch Prize NERFINISHED
Wolf Prize in Medicine NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Germany
dateOfBirth 1943-10-19
educatedAt University of Heidelberg NERFINISHED
University of Tübingen NERFINISHED
employer Genentech NERFINISHED
Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry NERFINISHED
familyName Ullrich NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork biochemistry
cancer research
molecular biology
oncology
givenName Axel NERFINISHED
hasPublicationType highly cited researcher in oncology and molecular biology
influenced development of targeted cancer therapies against HER2-positive breast cancer
knownFor cloning of the HER2/neu (ERBB2) oncogene
cloning of the human EGF receptor
contributions to the development of trastuzumab
development of targeted cancer therapies
research on oncogenes
work on receptor tyrosine kinases
languageSpoken English
German
memberOf European Molecular Biology Organization NERFINISHED
German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina NERFINISHED
name Axel Ullrich NERFINISHED
nationality German
notableStudent Josef Penninger NERFINISHED
notableWork contributions to the development of Herceptin (trastuzumab)
identification of oncogenic receptor tyrosine kinases
placeOfBirth Lauffen am Neckar NERFINISHED
positionHeld director at Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry
staff scientist at Genentech
researchInterest growth factor receptors
molecular mechanisms of cancer
signal transduction
workLocation Martinsried NERFINISHED
South San Francisco NERFINISHED

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Otto Warburg Medal notableRecipient Axel Ullrich