Michael W. Pfaffl

Michael W. Pfaffl
Born1965 (age 60–61)
Germany
Alma materTechnical University of Munich
Known forQuantitative real-time PCR (qPCR); MIQE guidelines; Extracellular vesicles; Gene expression normalization
Scientific career
FieldsMolecular biology; Physiology
InstitutionsTechnical University of Munich; TATAA Biocenter AB (Germany)
Websitehttps://www.professoren.tum.de/en/pfaffl-michael

Michael W. Pfaffl (born 1965) is a German physiologist and molecular biologist whose research focuses on quantitative real-time PCR, molecular diagnostics, and extracellular vesicle biology. He is a professor at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and formerly held senior scientific leadership positions at the German division of TATAA Biocenter AB.