Dr. Tristan Lerbs

08/23 – today: Resident and principal investigator in Anatomic pathology, Institut für Pathologie, Uniklinik Köln, Köln
04/22 – Today: Phd thesis about the role of the transcription factor JUN in fibrotic diseases of the lung and the skin, University of Bonn 
09/23 – 03/25: Executive MBA at the Frankfurt School of Finance an der Frankfurt School of Finance, grade “very good” 
08/21 – 06/23: Resident and principal investigator in Anatomic pathology, Institut für Pathologie, Universitätsklinikum Bonn, Bonn 
01/17 – 07/21: Postdoctoral Scholar, laboratory of Gerlinde Wernig, Department of Pathology, Stanford University 
07/16 – 12/16: Resident in Internal Medicine, Luisenhospital, Aachen 
09/15 – 06/16: Resident in General Surgery, Klinik für Allgemein-, Viszeral- und Thoraxchirurgie, St. Antonius-Hospitals Eschweiler 
04/11 – 05/18: Medical thesis about the significance of the EMT-associated transcription factor in colorectal and pancreatic cancer, laboratory of Juergen Weitz, Chirurgische Klinik, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg (summa cum laude) 
09/08 – 06/15: Medical studies, University of Heidelberg, grade “good” (1,66)

Awards, Distinctions and Scientific Activities

2011: Medical thesis stipend, German Research Foundation
2012: Scholarship, Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation
2017: Charles B. Carrington Memorial Prize, Retreat of the Department of Pathology, Stanford
2018: Research fellowship, German Research Foundation
2019: Research fellowship, German Research Foundation
2021: SPARK at Stanford-Award
2022: Project funding, Hector foundation
2022: Junior research group, BONFOR
2023: Project funding, Brigitte und Dr. Konstanze Wegener Foundation
2024: Seed Grant, Koeln Fortune
2024: Alexander Karl Award, Stiftung Tumorforschung Kopf-Hals
2024: Project funding, Manfred Stolte Foundation
2024: Project funding, Marga and Walter Boll Foundation
2024: Project funding, Dr. Robert Pfleger Foundation
2025: Project funding, Wilhelm Vaillant Foundation
2025: Project funding, Dr. Heinz Lux Foundation
2025: Clinician-Scientist Program, Cologne Medical Faculty