Prof Dr Rolf Müller
Rolf Müller studied pharmacy in Bonn, where he also obtained his PhD in 1994. After a two-year research scholarship at the University of Washington in Seattle, he became junior group leader at the Gesellschaft für Biotechnologische Forschung in Braunschweig. In 2003, he was appointed professor for Pharmaceutical Biotechnology at Saarland University. He became founding director of the new Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS) in 2009. Since then he is in charge of the HIPS management and leads the department for Microbial Natural Products. Since 2012 he has been a member of the German National Academy of Science and Engineering. In 2016 he also became elected member of National Academy of Sciences (Leopoldina). Additionally, he has been awarded the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize 2021, the Charles Thom Award 2023, the Tu Youyou Award 2024, as well as the Carl-Mannich-Medal 2025.
