Toni Cathomen Profile Page
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Contact
| Lab: | Prof. Dr. Toni Cathomen |
| Department: | Director, Institute for Transfusion Medicine and Gene Therapy Scientific Director, Center for Chronic Immunodeficiency |
| Address: | Hugstetter Str. 55 79106 Freiburg |
| Phone: | +49 (761) 270 34800 |
| E-mail: | This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it |
| Lab homepage: | www.uniklinik-freiburg.de/itg-en.html |
| PhD positions available: | YES |
| Web: | www.izg.uniklinik-freiburg.de |
| Research Area: | Molecular Medicine |
| Research Interests: | Research in the Cathomen Lab focuses on the improvement of the effectiveness and safety of designer nucleases (CRISPR-Cas and TALEN) for therapeutic genome editing. The goal is to develop novel immune cell therapies and hematopoietic stem cell preparations to treat patients suffering from HIV infection, primary immunodeficiencies and certain types of cancer. |
CV
| Education & Training: | 1997 Ph.D., Faculty of Mathematics and Science, University of Zurich, Switzerland 1992 Diploma (M.Sc.), Faculty of Mathematics and Science, University of Zurich, Major: Molecular Biology; Minors: Biochemistry and Immunology |
| Employment & Experience: | Since 2019 Scientific Director, Center for Chronic Immunodeficiency, University Medical Center Freiburg Since 2012 Professor of Cell & Gene Therapy, University Medical Center Freiburg 2009-2012 Associate Professor of Genome Engineering, Hannover Medical School 2003-2009 Assistant Professor of Molecular Virology, Charité Medical School, Berlin 2002-2003 Senior Research Associate, The Salk Institute, La Jolla, USA 1998-2002 Postdoctoral Fellow, Laboratory of Genetics, The Salk Institute, La Jolla, USA Laboratory of Dr. Matthew D. Weitzman 1997-1998 Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute of Molecular Biology, University of Zurich, Laboratory of Dr. Roberto Cattaneo 1992-1997 Graduate Student, Institute of Molecular Biology, University of Zurich, PhD thesis in the laboratory of Dr. Roberto Cattaneo 1987-1992 Studies in Biology, Faculty of Mathematics and Science, University of Zurich, Diploma thesis in the laboratory of Dr. Martin A. Billeter |
| Scientific Activities: | President Elect, German Society of Gene Therapy Chair International Committee, American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy Editorial Board, Human Gene Therapy Editorial Board, Molecular Therapy Editorial Board, Molecular Therapy – Methods and Clinical Development Editorial Board, Molecular Therapy – Nucleic Acids Editorial Board, Transfusion Medicine & Hemotherapy Scientific Advisory Board, FOXG1 Research Group Working Party Genome Editing, German Medical Association Working Party Genome Editing, Swiss Academy of Sciences |
Honors
| Honors and Awards: | 2015 Emil-von-Behring Lecture, German Society of Transfusion Medicine and Immunohematology 1999-2001 Fellowship from the Swiss National Science Foundation 1998-1999 Fellowship from the Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences 1996 JuniorAward for young talented scientists; Union of the Swiss Societies for |
Publications
| Selected Publications: |
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=cathomen+t%5BAuthor%5D&sort=date
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SGBM PhD students
| SGBM PhD students: | Track 2:
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