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Obituary for Professor Ulrich auf dem Keller
It is with deep sadness that we announce the recent passing of our dear colleague and friend, the highly esteemed Head of Section, Prof. Dr. Ulrich auf dem Keller.
Ulrich auf dem Keller was born on April 5th 1974. In 2000, he obtained his Diploma in Biochemistry from the University of Tübingen. He was awarded with a doctorate from ETH Zurich in 2005, which was conducted in the research group of Prof. Sabine Werner.
After a short postdoctoral period in the same laboratory, he joined Prof. Christopher Overall’s lab at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, in 2006 for his main postdoctoral work with authorships on many peer-reviewed publications from this research experience. In 2009, he returned to ... Read more

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