André Hoelz

André Hoelz
CitizenshipGerman
EducationUniversity of Freiburg
(Vordiplom, Diplom)
The Rockefeller University
(Ph.D.)
Scientific career
FieldsChemistry
Biochemistry
Structural Biology
Cell Biology
InstitutionsRockefeller University
Academic advisorsKarl Decker
John Kuriyan
Günter Blobel

André Hoelz is a structural cell biologist. He is the Mary and Charles Ferkel Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry at California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and an investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. He is best known for his research on the structure and function of the nuclear pore complex and its role in nucleocytoplasmic transport. He is a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Advanced Photon Source of the Argonne National Laboratory.