Alexander's CV

Research Interests

Monocyte / macrophage biology; Microbiome; Sepsis and microbial infection; Human organ-on-a-chip and microphysiological systems; human induced pluripotent stem cells; microfluidic biochip design

Education

2017    Venia legendi (Priv. Doz.) in Biochemistry and Cell Biology

2017    Habilitation in Biochemistry and Cell Biology (Dr. med. habil.) Thesis “Microphysiological systems of Liver and Blood                      Brain-Barrier”

2007    PhD (Dr. rer. nat.) Thesis „Investigation of Atherosclerotic Processes in Circulating Monocytes and T-Cells of Patien                         with Familial Hypercholesterolemia“

2002    Diploma in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (Dipl. Biochem.)

Professional Appointments

Since 2018    Co-Founder Dynamic42 GmbH (Spin off from Jena University Hospital)

Since 2017    Divisional Head Animal Labs and Replacement Methods

Since 2015    Elected member of the Board of Directors of the CSCC

Since 2015    Head of Research Group INSPIRE – In Vitro Sepsis Research, Center for Sepsis Control and Care

Societies

German Sepsis Society; Interdisciplinary Center for Clinical Research; Jena Center for Soft Matter; National Zoonosis Research Platform; DECHEMA Group “System Biology, Synthetic Biology, Cell Culture Technology and Medical Biotechnology”

Awards

Research Award of the BMEL for Replacement of Animal Experimentation in Infection Research, 2017

Innovation Award of the BioRegions, 2016

Animal welfare award of the State of Thuringia, 2014

Project management

BMBF (MicroProfiler, Co-PI); BMBF (Guliver, PI); BMBF (ImmunAVATAR, PI), BMWi (SmartBox, PI); European Commision - MARIE SKLODOWSKA-CURIE ACTIONS, Innovative Training Networks (ITN) for advancing Organ-on-a-chip technology in Europe (EUROoC, PI); Böhringer Ingelheim Pharma (PI), Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia / “la Caixa” Banking Foundation (TRANS-CPA, Co-PI); DFG (MARLIN, PI); German Institute of Risk Assessment (PolySepsis, PI); National Zoonosis Research Platform (INVENT, PI); DFG Excellence Cluster “Balance of the Microverse” (MicroGut, Co-PI)