Prof. mult. Dr.med. Dr.rer.nat. Oliver Ullrich

Oliver Ullrich is Full Professor and Director of the Space and Aeronautics Innovation Cluster at the University of Zurich (UZH Space Hub). He specialises in anatomy, cell biology, immunology and space medicine.

He is also part-time Professor of Space Medicine (EAH Jena, Germany), Professor of Space Biotechnology (University of Magdeburg, Germany) and Adjunct Professor at the Beijing Institute of Technology, elected Academy Member of the International Academy of Astronautics, President of the German Society of Aerospace Medicine, President of the Swiss SkyLab Foundation and winner of several national and international research and teaching awards, he has more than 20 years of experience as scientific director of parabolic flight and suborbital ballistic missions as well as missions to the International Space Station (ISS) as part of ESA and NASA research programmes.

Oliver Ullrich is a recipient of the International Academy of Astronautics Award for the Life Sciences, the world's highest honor in space life sciences, and is a newly elected Ambassador of the Greater Zurich Area for 2024.