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Walter Schaffner is a Full Professor and former Director of the Institute of Molecular Biology II at the University of Zürich. His academic career includes roles as Assistant Professor (1979), Associate Professor (1983), and Director from 1999–2007. His research focuses on transcription mechanisms and factors, contributing significantly to molecular biology and biochemistry. He has held visiting positions at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory and the MRC Cambridge.
- Educations: PhD in Molecular Biology (1976, University of Zürich under Charles Weissmann), postdoctoral training with Max L. Birnstiel and Frederick Sanger.
His honors include the FEBS Prize (1984), EMBO membership (1984), Cloëtta Prize (1986), and Carus Medal (1999). He was elected to Academia Europaea (1990) and the Swiss National Science Foundation Research Council (2002).
No specific grants or advising details are provided in the text. His work has been central to understanding transcriptional processes in molecular biology.
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