Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne

Prof. Dr. Thorsten Hoppe

Education and Professional Career

2022 - 2023: Director Department of Biology
2020 - 2021: Acting Director of the CECAD Research Center, University of Cologne, Germany
2019 - 2021: Internal Faculty Board Mathematics & Natural Sciences, University of Cologne
since 2018: Deputy Coordinator of the Cologne Excellence Cluster on “Cellular Stress Responses in Aging-associated Diseases” (CECAD), University of Cologne, Germany
since 2016: Scientific Advisory Board, INSERM: AGEMED, Paris, France
2013: Consolidator Grant, European Research Council (ERC)
2011 - 2013: Acting Director at the Institute for Genetics, University of Cologne, Germany
since 2008: Professor for C. elegans Genetics and Development, University of Cologne
2003 - 2008: Group Leader, Centre for Molecular Neurobiology, University of Hamburg at the Medical Faculty, Center for Molecular Neurobiology (ZMNH), University of Hamburg, Germany
2001 - 2003: Postdoctoral Associate (C1) at the Medical Faculty/ Department of Molecular Neurogenetics, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Gene Center, Germany
2000: PhD with Prof. Stefan Jentsch, Faculty of Biology/Center for Molecular Biology Heidelberg (ZMBH), University of Heidelberg, Germany
1996 - 2000: Dissertation at Center for Molecular Biology Heidelberg (ZMBH) and Max Planck Institute for Biochemistry, Martinsried, Germany
1996: Diploma with Prof. Stefan Jentsch, Faculty of Biology/Center for Molecular Biology Heidelberg (ZMBH), University of Heidelberg, Germany
1991 - 1995: Undergraduate studies, University of Münster and University of Heidelberg, Germany

Awards, distinctions and professional activities

2022 - 2023: Director Department of Biology2020: elected Member of EMBO
2020: elected Member of EMBO
2018: Scientific Advisory Board, INSERM: Programmes Transversaux (AGEMED), France
2016: Max Delbrück Award for Life Sciences, University of Cologne, Germany
2016: Review Board, LOEWE Program: Ubiquitin-Net, University of Frankfurt, Germany
since 2016: Scientific Advisory Board, INSERM: Programmes Transversaux (AGEMED), Paris, France
2014: Panel Member of the DFG Review Board, CRC 1177 on Autophagy, University of Frankfurt, Germany
since 2014: Editorial Board Frontiers in Protein Folding & Degradation
2013: ERC Consolidator Grant, European Research Council, Belgium
since 2010: Editorial Board Aging Cell
2008 - 2010: EMBO Young Investigator, Germany
2008: Felix Jerusalem Award, German Society of Muscular Diseases (DGM), Germany
2008: Walther Flemming Medal, German Society of Cell Biology (DGZ), Germany
2007: Werner Otto Award for Biomedical Research, Germany
2007: EMBO Young Investigator Award (member 2008-2010)
since 2006: Editorial Board F1000 BIOLOGY
2001: Junior Research Award of the MPI for Biochemistry, Martinsried, Germany

Publications

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