Prof. Daniela Finke, MD

2009

Venia Docendi in Experimental Medicine, Medical Faculty, University of Basel

2006

Accreditation as "Fachimmunologe" from the German Society of Immunology

1995

Doctoris medicinae, summa cum laude

1991-1994

Experimental MD Thesis at the Institue of Virology and Immunology, University Würzburg, D; Supervisor: V. ter Meulen.

1984-1990

Medical Studies at the Albert-Ludwigs-University, Freiburg i. Br., D

1983-1984

Volunteer social worker, Protestant Church, Bretten, D

since 2010

Full Professor at the University Children's Hospital (UKBB) and the Department of Biomedicine (DBM), University of Basel, CH

2015 - 2017

Chair of the DBM Institute Mattenstrasse, University of Basel

2010 - 2018

Director of Research at the UKBB, Basel

2009-2010

Assistant Professor at the DBM, University of Basel, CH

2003-2009

Swiss National Science Foundation Professor, DBM, University of Basel, CH

2002-2003

Maitre d'assistant at the Institute of Biochemistry, University of Lausanne, CH

1999-2001

Senior postdoctoral fellow with J.P. Kraehenbuehl, Swiss Institute for Experiemental Cancer Research, Epalinges, CH

1996-1999

Postdoctoral fellow with H. Acha-Orbea, Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Epalinges, CH

1994-1996

Junior doctor at the University Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, Freiburg i. Br., D

2017 - 2021

Deciphering the role of lymphoid-tissue networks and innate lymphoid cells for adaptive immunity

2015 - 2018

The role of innate lymphoid cells in B cell malignancies

2015 - 2016

The role of innate lymphoid cells in T cell-mediated immunity

2015

Role of TSLP in thymus development and mucosal protection under immuno-deficient conditions

2014 - 2017

Development and immune function of innate lymphoid cells

2011 - 2014

Recovery of intestinal homeostasis after microbial or immunological challenge

2011 - 2013

Role of the innate immune system in the development of intestinal chronic Inflammation and cancer

2011 - 2014

Regulation of lymphoid tissue inducer cells during development and immune responses

 2007 - 2009

Hematopoietic-mesenchymal crosstalk in secondary lymohoid organ development 

 2007 - 2008

Entzündliches lymphatisches Gewebe: Induktion und Funktion von Mesenchymalzellen 

 2007 - 2009

Vom Mausmodell zur Therapie: die Rolle von Interleukin 7 bei chronischen Erkrankungen 

 2006 - 2007

Role of TSLP in hematopoiesis and lymphoid organ development  

 2006 - 2007

Interleukin 7 gesteuerte Fehlleitung des Immunsystems bei Rheuma, Osteoporose und Sjögren Syndrom 

 2005

Lymphoid organ development in the gut 

2005 - 2006

New in vivo models for lympho-organogenesis

2003 - 2007

Hematopoietic-mesenchymal crosstalk in secondary lymphoid organ development

2001 - 2004

Design of adeno-associated virus vectors for mucosal vaccination against pathogens with an oncogenic potential for gene therapy

since 2003

"Basic immunology” and practical course in Immunology (Phil. II Faculty)

since 2003

“Advanced immunology” (Phil. II Faculty)

since 2003

“Blood, infect and immune responses” (Med. Faculty), lectures and planning committee

since 2003

“Interfaces” (Med. Faculty), lecturer and co-leader of the course

since 2003

Several external lectures at graduate schools in Switzerland

 2011 - 2016

“Science month” (Med. Faculty), lecturer, initiator and leader of the course

2019

Ton Rolink Memorial Symposium

2017

5th Basel Immunology Focus Symposium (BIFS) in Basel

2017

4th lymphoid tissue meeting (LTM4) in St. Gallen (scientific committee)

2016

2nd University of Basel Immunology Retreat (UBICO) in Engelberg

2015

1st UBICO Retreat in Engelberg

2015

Annual Conference of the Swiss Society of Allergy and Immunology (SSAI) in Basel

2015

Basel Immunology Focus Symposium (BIFS) in Basel

since 2010

Annual UKBB Research Day, Basel

2007

Annual Conference of the SSAI in Basel

since 2018

Scientific Committee of the Botnar Foundation                        

since 2016

University of Basel Immunology Community (Ubico) steering committee                        

since 2014

Board and scientific committee Prof. Dr. Max Cloëtta Foundation

since 2013

Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences

since 2012

Committee 'Nachwuchsfond' of the University of Basel

since 2011

Dissertation Award committee, medical faculty, Basel

since 2010

DBM executive board

2010 - 2018

UKBB executive board

7/2014

Examination board 'Fachimmunologie' of the German Society of Immunology

Member of the German Society for Immunology

Swiss Society for Allergy and Immunology

Medical Society (FMH)

MD/PhD Society

Forschung für Leben

2017

Teacher of the year (3rd place)                                   

2015

Teacher of the year (1st place)                        

2008

Credit Suisse Award for best teaching, Basel, CH

2007

Pfizer award 2008 for Rheumatology, Immunology and Clinical Immunology, CH

2006

Young Scientist Fellowship for the 1st World Knowledge Dialogue Congress, Crans Montana, CH

2004

DBM Research Award, Basel, CH

2002

First Price at the Germinal Center Conference, Groeningen, NL

2001

Recipient of the Fellowship 'Jeune chercheur fondamentaliste', Lausanne, CH

1991

Recipient of a national thesis scholarship "Graduiertenkolleg Infectious diseases" from the German Research Foundation, D