PD Dr. Christian U Hübbers
Education and professional career
2020 – present: Permanent position, ENT department, University Hospital Cologne
2020: Habilitation and venia legendi for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical Faculty of the University of Cologne
2009 – 2020: Group leader at the Jean-Uhrmacher-Institute for Clinical ENT-Research, University of Cologne
2008 – 2009: PostDoc, Jean-Uhrmacher-Institute for Clinical ENT-Research, University of Cologne
2007 – 2008: Staff scientist, Institute for Biochemistry I, Medical Faculty, University of Cologne
2004 – 2007: Ph. D. (Dr. rer. nat.) in Biochemistry at the Institute for Biochemistry I, Medical Faculty, University of Cologne, Title: “Analysis of the func onal consequences of p97 mutations leading to the multisystem disorder IBMPFD”
2003 – 2004: Diploma thesis in Zoology (Experimental Morphology) Zoological Institute I, Natural Faculty, University of Cologne, Title: “Studies on gene regulators and their expression in hydrozoans”
1996 – 2004: Diploma study in Chemistry and Diploma study in Biology, Natural Faculty, University of Cologne, specialization in Zoology, Biochemistry and Pharmacology
1994 – 1995: Civilian service, Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe, Cologne
1991 – 1994: Elisabeth-von-Thüringen Gymnasium, Cologne
Awards, distinctions and professional activities
2024: Foundation award of the Stiftung Tumorforschung Kopf-Hals, Wiesbaden for the work on New targets for familiar drugs – NSAIDs for HNSCC
2017: Foundation award of the Stiftung Tumorforschung Kopf-Hals, Wiesbaden for the work on Analysis of CpG methylation status as a potential mechanism of misregulation of AKR1C family enzymes in squamous cell carcinoma of the oropharynx