Lars Steinmetz

Dr. Lars Steinmetz is one of the world’s leading scientists at the forefront of genetics and genomics research.He obtained his undergraduate degree from Yale University and a PhD in 2002 from Stanford University.

At the age of 27, he started his own research group at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Heidelberg, Germany.

Since 2009, Dr. Steinmetz has served as co-chair of the Genome Biology Unit, which consists of over 100 scientists and 9 research teams; he also co-directs the Centre for High-Throughput Functional Genomics at EMBL.

In parallel, Dr. Steinmetz leads a focused research team at the Stanford Genome Technology Centre in the USA. Furthermore, he is a consultant, collaborator, and scientific advisor for several major pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, advising in the areas of genetic diagnostics and personalized medicine.