Thorsten Buch

Prof. Thorsten Buch is professor and institute director at the University of Zurich, studying causes for loss of immune tolerance and options for treatment of autoimmune diseases. He started his studies of the immune system more than 25 years ago at the University of California, Davis, US. He obtained his Diploma at the University of Düsseldorf, DE and performed his PhD under Prof. Klaus Rajewsky at the University of Cologne, DE. Before joining the University of Zurich, he was Professor for Medical Microbiology and Immunology at the Technical University Munich. Prof. Buch has published more than 90 papers, is co-inventor on 6 patents, and founder of 2 companies. He is reviewer to multiple journals and research agencies.