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Prof. Dr. Alex Weber

Scientific Career History

2019

Co-opted member of the Natural Science Faculty (Biochemistry)

2017

Acting/deputy head/director, Interfaculty Institute of Cell Biology, Tübingen University

2017

W3-Full Professor of Innate Immunity, Interfaculty Institute of Cell Biology, Department of Immunology, Tübingen University.
Research focus:
Pathogen recognition receptor signalling, gene variants, host microbe interactions and cancer.

2016

Offer of appointment as Chair of Cancer Biology, Lancaster University, UK (declined).

2011– 2017

Junior Professor for Innate Immunity, University of Tübingen
Based at the Interfaculty Institute for Cell Biology, Department of Immunology (Head: Prof. Hans-Georg Rammensee)

2007– 2011

Junior Group Leader “Toll-like receptors and Cancer”, DKFZ Heidelberg, Germany

2006

Postdoctoral fellow, DKFZ Heidelberg, Germany
(Division F010 Tumor Virology, Prof. Jean Rommelaere)

2004 – 2005

Postdoctoral fellow, University of Cambridge, UK
(Dept. of Biochemistry, Dr. Nick Gay). Establishment of a Baculovirus Protein Expression Facility, Unversity of Cambridge, UK

2000 – 2004

PhD Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, UK
(Dept. of Biochemistry, Dr. Nick Gay) and GlaxoSmithKline, Stevenage, UK

1999 – 2000

Mphil Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, UK
(Dept. of Biochemistry, Dr. Nick Gay)

1996 – 1999

Bachelor (Vordiplom) Biochemistry, University of Tübingen, Germany