Andreas Brachmann

Place: Munich

Born: 1961

Biography:

Andreas Brachmann is a German geneticist born in Munich in 1961. He is a research group leader at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, where he leads the Microbial Functional Genomics Group. His research focuses on the functional analysis of microorganisms using high-throughput sequencing technology. Brachmann is best known for his work on Cornelia de Lange syndrome, a genetic disorder he has studied extensively throughout his career. He is also a highly cited author, with over 4,000 citations to his name.