Heinz Peter Nasheuer
Professor
National University of Ireland Galway
Ireland
Biography
Heinz Peter Nasheuer completed his PhD at MPI Göttingen, Germany, and postdoctoral studies at Stanford University School of Medicine. After academic positions at the LMU Munich and the IMB Jena, he joined NUI Galway where he was the Head of the School of Natural Sciences, the largest school in the College of Science, for 4 years. In 2013 he was appointed to a Personal Chair of Biochemistry at NUI Galway. He has published more than 70 papers in peer-reviewed journals. His research interests are mechanisms of cell cycle control and DNA replication, MAP kinase pathways, and protein-protein interactions in living cells using advanced microscopy.
Research Interest
• Mechanisms and regulation of human DNA replication
• DNA damage-induced re-localization of DNA repair proteins in mitosis
• Protein-protein interactions in living cells
• DNA replication of human polyoma viruses