Dr. Matthias Zehner - Curriculum Vitae
Education and professional career
since 2025: CAP Awardee at the CMMC Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne
since 2025: Assistant Professor of Virology in Pediatrics; Weill Cornell Medical College (New York, US)
since 2024: Independent Research Group Leader; Laboratory for Infection and Immune Biology, Institute of Virology, University Hospital Cologne
08/2023: Advanced Leadership Certificate; University Hospital Cologne
since 2020: Medical didactic courses and teaching in biochemistry seminars; University Hospital Cologne
2017 - 2024: Postdoctoral Research Associate; Experimental Immunology, Institute of Virology, University Hospital Cologne
2016 - 2017: Postdoctoral Research Associate; LIMES Institute, University of Bonn
2010 - 2015: PhD Thesis (summa cum laude); LIMES Institute, University of Bonn
2010: Diploma Thesis (final grade 1.0, highest honor); LIMES Institute, University of Bonn
2009: Visiting Scientist; Center of Immunology and Infection, University of York, England
2005 - 2010: Excellence study “Molecular Biomedicine“ (highest honor); University of Bonn
Awards, distinctions and professional activities
since 2025: CAP Awardee at the CMMC Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne
2023: IHW MERIT-BASED Award - International Herpes Workshop (Missoula, USA)
since 2022: Guest Editor, Viruses (MDPI, Impact factor 5.8), special issue: “Therapeutic Antibodies against Virus Infection”
2019: Best Poster Award - German Center for Infection Research (DZIF)
2016: PhD Thesis Award - Bonner Forum of Biomedicine for outstanding performance
2014: Young Investigator Award - American Association of Immunologists (Philadelphia, USA)
2011: Study Award - BIOTECHNICA
2010 - 2013: Doctoral Fellowship Stipend - NRW international graduate research school
2010: Diploma Thesis Award - German Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
2009: ERASMUS-fellowship for research activities at the University of York (England)
2006: Study Award - Best achievements in the study of Molecular Biomedicine
Publications