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Franz M. Schaper |
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Max Planck Institute of Economics, Evolutionary Economics Group Kahlaische Straße 10 D-07745 Jena Germany |
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Education & Employment
- Born in Dresden in 1971;
- 1992 Freelance Photographer (Saxon Youth Hostel Association, Chemnitz); Business Intern (Instron Ltd., High Wycombe, England);
- 1992-1996 BSc (Hon) in Biochemistry with a Sandwich Year (U of Kent, Canterbury, England), Thesis: "Chaos, Fractals and Non-Linear Mathematics - their Relevance in Biology and Medicine");
- 1994-1995 Research Intern (Roche Diagnostic Systems, Kaiseraugst, Switzerland);
- 1996-1997 MSc in Clinical Chemistry and Molecular Biology (U of Surrey, Guildford, England), Thesis: "The Effect of Glucagon on the Entero-Insular Axis";
- 1997-2001 Research Scientist/Supervisor (Scantibodies Laboratories, Inc., San Diego, CA); Clinical Chemist (with Human Resource Management responsibilities, medical labs in Dresden, Munich, Heilbronn);
- 2000-2003 BA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics (U of Oxford, Harris Manchester College), Thesis: "Fuzzy Logic - a New Scientific Paradigm";
- Since 2004: PhD candidate at the MPIEW Jena.
Research Interests
- Knowledge & Economics (also PhD Thesis);
- Economic Growth
- Money and Inflation
- Philosophy of Science
- Biological Sciences (Biochemistry/Genetics)
Publications & Presentations (non-economics)
- Ranganath, Schaper, Gama, Morgan, Wright, Marks. (1998) The Effect of Glucagon on the Entero-Insular Axis.
Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 43:8, 1874 - Ranganath, Schaper, Gama, Morgan. (1999) Mechanism of Glucagon-Induced Nausea.
Clinical Endocrinology (Oxford). 51:2, 260-261 - "The Soluble Transferrin Receptor - Practical Aspects of the Diagnosis of Iron Deficiency"
Conference of the German and Austrian Societies of Oncologists and Haematologists, Jena, Germany, October 1999 - "Arteriosclerosis and Autoimmunity"
Immuno-Diagnostics Series, Scantibodies Laboratory, Inc., Santee, CA, January 1999 - Ranganath, Schaper, Gama, Morgan. (2001) Does Glucagon Have a Lipolytic Effect?
Clinical Endocrinology (Oxford). 54:1, 125-6.
