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