Occurrence, analysis, metabolism, molecular biology, function, evolution and pathobiochemistry of sialic acids
| Name | Schauer, Roland Walter (*April 8, 1936 in Stgt.-Bad Cannstatt; † October 24, 2019 in Kiel) |
| Studies | 1955 Chemistry; University of Stuttgart, 1955-61, Medicine, University of Tübingen 02/1962 Medical Degree "Studien zum Phosphattransport in Erythrocyten" (Prof. Dr. G. Hillmann) 1962-1966, Biochemistry, University of Tübingen 1966 Diploma "Synthese von Insulin aus isolierten A- und B-Ketten durch Glutathion-Insulin- Transhydrogenase" (Prof. Dr. F. Schneider) 02/1967 Approbation of Medicine (Stuttgart) |
| Professional | 03/1967 Postdoctorate at the Ruhr-University of Bochum; 04/1970 Habilitation, Venia legendi for Physiological Chemistry: "Acylneuraminsäuren: Eigenschaften, Synthese und Biosynthese" (Prof. Dr. H. Faillard) 08/1970 Docent: 04/1973 Associate Professor, Group leader for Cell Chemistry (Bochum) 12/1976 Full Professor of Biochemistry and Director of the Institute of Biochemistry, University of Kiel 10/2001 Emeritus Professor |
| Publications | About 400 original papers and reviews, mainly concerning the chemistry, metabolism and biological functions of sialic acids |
| Contributions to meetings | About 200 lectures on invitations |
| Teaching | for students of medicine, dentistry and natural sciences 10/1998 Establishment of a curriculum for biochemistry and molecular biology |
| Supervision | of 42 diploma, 54 doctoral theses (Ph.D. and M.D.) and 4 habilitations (Priv.-Doz.) |
| Editorial work | "Sialic Acids, Chemistry, Metabolism and Function", Cell Biol. Monographs, Vol. 10, Springer- Verlag, Wien (R. Schauer, ed.) 1982; 2 Proceedings of Sialic Acid Symposia (1979, 1988) |
| Organisational work | Vth International Symposium on Glycoconjugates, Damp/Kiel, Sept. 1979; Annual Meeting of the GBM together with the Nordic Biochemical Societies, Damp/Kiel, 1982; Japanese-German Symposium on Sialic Acids, Berlin, 1988 Organisation of 10 Sialic Acid Workshops in Kiel and coorganisation of International Symposia on Sialic Acids |
| Editorial Boards | Glycoconjugate Journal, Trends in Glycoscience and Glycotechnology |
| Founding and chairman | of the "Gesellschaft zur Erforschung der Sialinsäuren e.V." (Sialic Acids Society) Kiel (1986-2011) |
| Member of | Consortium
for Functional Glycomics Real Academia Nacional de Farmacia Gesellschaft für Biochemie und Molekularbiologie, Studiengruppe Glykobiologie (GBM) (http://www.gbm-online.de) Group de Glucides Society for Glycobiology (http://www.glycobiology.org/) Glycosciences Forum Verein zur Förderung der Glycowissenschaften (http://www.chemie.uni-luebeck.de/uploads/media/Ausschreibung_2011.pdf) American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (http://www.asbmb.org/) FCCA (Forum: Carbohydrate Coming of Age) (http://www.gak.co.jp/FCCA/Home_E/Home_E.html) |
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