Detlef Schuppan, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Detlef Schuppan

German biochemist and physician

Date of Birth: 09-Aug-1954

Place of Birth: Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Profession: university teacher, biochemist, internist

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Detlef Schuppan (born 9 August 1954 in Essen, West Germany) is a German biochemist and physician.
He focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of coeliac disease and wheat sensitivity, fibrotic liver diseases and the immunology of chronic diseases and cancer.
He is the director of the Institute of Translational Immunology and a professor of internal medicine, gastroenterology, and hepatology at the Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz in Germany.
He directs the outpatient clinic for coeliac disease and small intestinal diseases.
He is also a professor of medicine and a senior visiting scientist at Harvard Medical School.