Theodor Dingermann is a German

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. He was professor of pharmaceutical biology at the

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from 1990 to 2013. He specializes in biochemistry and molecular biology. He is the editor of '' Die Pharmazie''.

Career

After completing his training as a pharmacist, Dingermann began studying pharmacy at the

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in 1973. After completing his studies in November 1976, he received his license to practice pharmacy in the same month. In 1980, Dingermann received his doctorate in the

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group at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg under the direction of Helga Kersten, with a dissertation on "Regulatory functions of specific transfer ribonucleic acids in the developmental cycle of the

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." Following his doctorate, he spent time abroad at

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. From 1980 to 1982, he worked as a

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in Dieter Söll's group on the topic of "Regulatory regions on

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for

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genes in eukaryotes." From 1982 onward, Dingermann worked as an assistant in the Biochemistry group at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, where he led his own research group. In 1985, Dingermann was appointed Academic Councilor, followed by Senior Academic Councilor in 1990. Throughout his time at the Institute of Physiological Chemistry at the

, Dingermann taught, in parallel with his research, both the

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practical course for

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and pharmacists and the advanced biochemical practical course (

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) for natural scientists. In 1987, Dingermann completed his habilitation on the topic of "Transcription Mechanisms of Eukaryotic Transfer of RNA Genes." In 1987, he received his teaching

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in the field of biochemistry and

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. In 1990, Dingermann accepted a C4 professorship at Goethe University Frankfurt and became

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of the Institute of Pharmaceutical Biology in 1991. From 1998 to 2000, he served as

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of Goethe University Frankfurt am Main. He declined offers of appointment at the

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(1996) and

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(2001). From 2013 to 2017, he was a senior professor at Goethe University Frankfurt, and since 2017, he has been an

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. From 2000 to 2004, Dingermann was President of the German Pharmaceutical Society (DPhG), from 2005 to 2012 Biotechnology Representative on the Technology Advisory Board of HA Hessenagentur

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, and from 2012 to 2014 Representative for Life Sciences and Biotechnology of the State of Hesse. From 2015 to 2021, Dingermann was Academic Director of the Goethe

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.Goethe Business School
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/ref> He was one of two Academic Program Directors of the Master of Pharma Business Administration program.

References

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