Biography

Arnold von Eckardstein studied medicine and then specialized in laboratory medicine and clinical chemistry. Since 2001 he is professor at the medical faculty of the University of Zurich and the director of the Institute of Clinical Chemistry of the University Hospital of Zurich (Switzerland).

His main research interests include risk factors and biomarkers of cardiovascular diseases as well as structure, function, and metabolism of high density lipoproteins (HDL) and sphingolipids. He has published more than 200 original and review papers in international peer reviewed scientific journals.

Arnold von Eckardstein is member of the Editorial Boards of Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology, Atherosclerosis, Journal of Lipid Research and Journal of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine.

He is Fellow of the American Heart Association (Council on Arteriosclerosis), Distinguished Fellow of the International Atherosclerosis Society, Scientific Advisor of the European Atherosclerosis Society and Chairman of the European Lipoprotein Club. From 2003 to 2006 he served as the president of the German Atherosclerosis Society.