Hans Zellweger

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Hans Ulrich Zellweger
Born19 June 1909
Iowa City, Iowa
Known forZellweger syndrome
Scientific career
FieldsPediatrics
InstitutionsUniversity of Iowa

Hans Ulrich Zellweger (19 June 1909, in

pediatrician known for his research on Zellweger syndrome.[1][2]

Zellweger trained in Zurich, Hamburg, Rome and Berlin and received his doctorate in Zurich in 1934, where he worked until 1950. In the 1950s he was appointed Professor at the

American University in Beirut and from 1959 until his retirement in 1977, he was Professor of Paediatrics at the University of Iowa. There he performed research on neuromuscular disorders and genetic diseases and is known for his research on Zellweger syndrome
which is named after him.

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