Background
Schirmer, Rolf Heiner was born on February 1, 1942 in Bremen, Germany. Son of Walter Christian and Anna Berta (Kleemeyer) Schirmer.
Schirmer, Rolf Heiner was born on February 1, 1942 in Bremen, Germany. Son of Walter Christian and Anna Berta (Kleemeyer) Schirmer.
Doctor of Medicine, Heidelberg (Germany) University, 1966. Privatdozent, Heidelberg (Germany) University, 1975.
Postdoctoral fellow Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, New Hampshire, 1967-1969. Intern, resident various clinics, Germany, 1969-1971. Assistant Max-Planck-Institute, Heidelberg, 1971-1980.
Professor biochemistry center Heidelberg, since 1980. Consultant World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland, 1990-1993. Dean medical faculty, Heidelberg, 1992-1993.
Consultant Muscle Disease Society, Ulm, Germany, 1972-1984.
Member Tropical Medicine Research (steering committee since 1986).
Married Ilse E. Eichler, December 8, 1967. Children: Markus C., Andreas B., Dominik M.