Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Konrad Beyreuther

Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Konrad Beyreuther I Founding Director
Network Aging Research, Heidelberg University
Bergheimer Straße 20
D-69115 Heidelberg

Phone: +49 (0)6221 54 6845
beyreuther(at)nar.uni-heidelberg.de

Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Konrad Beyreuther (born 1941) is Founding Director of the Network Aging Research, Heidelberg University, Germany. His interest is in human brain function, Alzheimer‘s disease, aging, and systems gerontology. Formerly Professor for Molecular Biology and Director of the Center of Molecular Biology (ZMBH), and Dean, Faculty of Biology, he holds a Senior Professorship at Heidelberg University. From 2001-2006 he was as State Secretary – Staatsrat - for Life Sciences, member and scientific advisor of the government of the State of Baden-Wuerttemberg. He has been awarded numerous accolades for his pioneering work on Alzheimer‘s disease.