Dr. Oliver Mühlemann

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Biography

Oliver Mühlemann is a full professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of Bern, Switzerland. He leads a research group focused on post-transcriptional gene regulation in human cells, specifically investigating the molecular mechanisms and biological implications of nonsense-mediated mRNA decay (NMD). NMD is a crucial mRNA quality control process that identifies and degrades mRNPs that fail to terminate translation properly, thus regulating the expression levels of physiological mRNAs. Mühlemann completed his studies in Biology at the University of Bern and earned a Ph.D. in Cell Molecular Biology from the Karolinska Institute in Sweden. He has had extensive postdoctoral experience at Brandeis University in the United States, and his research career has included significant positions at the University of Bern, where he became a research group leader in 2000. He has received several awards, including a Starting Grant from the European Research Council.

Research Interests

Experience

Research Group Leader

— Present

Institute of Cell Biology, University of Bern • Bern, Switzerland

Led research focusing on mRNA quality control.

Full Professor

— Present

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Bern • Bern, Switzerland

Teaching and research in Biochemistry, with a focus on post-transcriptional regulation.

Requirements for University of Bern

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent Maximum 60 ECTS credits of additional requirements if background is slightly different
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Specialization Notes

Part of the Swiss Joint Master in Computer Science (Bern, Fribourg, Neuchâtel).