Background
Skerra, Arne Alfred was born on July 30, 1961 in Wiesbaden, Hessen, Germany. Son of Alfred and Renate (Dietz) Skerra.
protein designer Protein chemistry educator
Skerra, Arne Alfred was born on July 30, 1961 in Wiesbaden, Hessen, Germany. Son of Alfred and Renate (Dietz) Skerra.
Diploma in Chemistry, Technische Hochschule, Darmstadt, Germany, 1985. Doctor Natural Science in Biochemistry, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, 1989.
Visiting scientist Medical Research Council Laboratory Molecular Biology, Cambridge, England, 1990. Group leader Max-Planck Institute Biophysics, Frankfurt, Germany, 1991-1994. Professor Institute Biochemie, Technology University Darmstadt, 1994-1998, Lehrstuhl für Biologische Chemie, Technology University Munich, since 1998.
Founder biotechnology startup company PIERIS Proteolab AG, Freising, Germany.
Member Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker, Gesellschaft Biologische Chemie(initiator study group on protein engineering and design).