CV Thomas Brabletz

Current position

since May 2014  Full professor (W3) and Chairman, Dept. of Experimental Medicine 1, Managing Director of Nikolaus-Fiebiger Center for Molecular Medicine, Vice Dean for Research of the Faculty of Medicine, FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg

Academic training

1986-1989    MD thesis work, Inst. of Immunology, University of Würzburg, tutor: Prof. A. Schimpl

1982-1989    Study of Medicine, University of Würzburg

Scientific qualifications

1998              Habilitation in Molecular Pathology, FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg

1992-1993    Postdoctoral fellow, Department of Pathology, University of Würzburg, Prof. Dr. Th. Kirchner

1991-1992    EMBO-Fellow, Friedrich-Miescher Institute, Basel, tutor: Dr. P. Matthias

1989-1991    Postdoctoral fellow, Inst. of Virology, University of  Würzburg, tutor: Prof. Dr. E. Serfling

1991              MD, Univ. of Würzburg

Postgraduate Positions

since 2020    Vice Dean for Research of Faculty of Medicine, FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg

since 2015    Board member, Comprehensive Cancer Center, FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg

since 2014    Member Research Commission of the Medical Faculty, FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg

since 2014    Professor (W3) and Chair, Dept. of Experimental Medicine 1, Nikolaus-Fiebiger Center,  FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg

2010-2014    Scientific Director Department of Visceral Surgery, University of Freiburg

2007-2014    Professor  (W3) for Molecular Oncology at the Comprehensive Cancer Center/Department of Visceral Surgery, University of Freiburg

2003-2007    Professor (apl.) for Molecular Pathology, FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg

1998-2007    Group leader and head of the section “Molecular Pathology” at the Department of Pathology, FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg

1993-1997    Senior scientist, Department of Pathology, FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg

Scientific honours

2019               Member of the German Academy of Sciences – Leopoldina

2019              Betty Hay Oration Award of the International EMT Association

2018              German Cancer Award

2001              Rudolf-Virchow-Award of the German Society for Pathology

2000              Thiersch-Award of the FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg

1991              EMBO Fellowship