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University Children’s Hospital Basel
Spitalstrasse 33
4056 Basel
Switzerland
T +41 61 704 12 12
Senior Physician
Research Group Leader
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 |
Senior Physician
Research Group Leader
Research Group: Developmental Immunology
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University Children’s Hospital Basel
Spitalstrasse 33
4056 Basel / Switzerland
T +41 61 704 12 12
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University Children’s Hospital Basel
Spitalstrasse 33
4056 Basel / Switzerland
T +41 61 704 12 12
Contact
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