Friedrich C. Luft
General Cardiology
Max Delbrück Center
About
Friedrich C. Luft works in General Cardiology affiliated with Max Delbrück Center.
Friedrich C. Luft is the Director of the Experimental and Clinical Research Center (ECRC) in Berlin-Buch, a joint institution of Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin and the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine. He leads a research group at the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, focusing on genetic and environmental factors in hypertension and cardiovascular diseases. He is also a Helen C. Levitt Guest Professor at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine.
Research focus
Hypertension GeneticsRenin-Angiotensin System RegulationVascular Dysfunction and InjurySalt-Dependent Blood Pressure MechanismsAutonomic Control in Cardiovascular Disease
Impact
1,643 pubs · 68,529 cites · h-index 131
Training
BS in Zoology
Colorado College
1964
MD
Thomas Jefferson University
1968
Affiliations
Work Experience
Experimental and Clinical Research Center (ECRC)
2007 - Present
Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine
1992 - Present
University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine
2007 - Present
Franz-Volhard-Clinic, Charité Berlin-Buch
1992 - 2010
University of Erlangen-Nürnberg
1989 - 1992