Christoph Schell

Principal Investigator

Department für Pathologie
Institut für Klinische Pathologie
Medical Center University of Freiburg

Breisacher Str. 115A - 79106 Freiburg

Current position

W3 Heisenberg-Professor, Pathologist and Research Group Leader Institute of Surgical Pathology, Medical Center - University of Freiburg

Academic training

2002–2008Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich and Technical University of Munich, Germany

Advanced academic qualifications

2014Dr. rer. nat., Prof. Dr. Tobias Huber, “Role of N-WASP and ARP3 for podocyte foot process function”, Albert-Ludwigs University Freiburg, Germany
2012Dr.med., Prof. Dr. Artur Mayerhofer, “Steuerung humaner testikulärer peritubulärer Zellen durch TNFα und 15-deoxy-PG-J2”, LMU, Munich, Germany

Postgraduate positions

2024Appointed as Heisenberg-Professor for Morphofunctional Diagnostics at Institute of Surgical Pathology, University Medical Center Freiburg
2023Call W3 (Heisenberg) professorship for Pathology, University Medical Center Freiburg
2022Board certification in Pathology
Since 2021Principal Investigator CRU 329
Since 2021Principal Investigator CRC 1453
Since 2021Principal Investigator CRC 1160
2020Venia legend, Habilitation in Experimental Pathology
2017–2020Clinician Scientist Fellowship, Berta-Ottenstein Program, University Medical Center Freiburg
2016–2022Resident in Surgical Pathology, Institute of Surgical Pathology, University Medical Center Freiburg
2014–2016Post-Doc and junior group leader, Department of Internal Medicine and Nephrology, University Medical Center Freiburg
2011–2014PhD, SGBM Freiburg, Laboratory of Prof. Dr. T. Huber, Department of Internal Medicine and Nephrology, University Medical Center Freiburg
2010–2012Residency in Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine and Nephrology, University Medical Center Freiburg
2009–2010Residency in Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine and Cadiology, Pulmonology and Nephrology, University Medical Center Regensburg

Miscellaneous (Honors, Awards)

2023W3 (Heisenberg) Professorship at the Institute of Surgical Pathology, UMCF
2021–2022Senior Fellowship (MatrixCode: matrisome pathology; Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies)
2017–2020Clinician-Scientist Fellowship (Berta-Ottenstein Program, Faculty of Medicine, Albert-Ludwigs University Freiburg)
2014–2015Research fellowship by the Else-Kröner-Fresenius Stiftung (NAKSYS)
2014Research fellowship awarded by the German Society of Nephrology

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