Janaki Manoja Vinnakota

Principal Investigator

Department of Hematology, Oncology and Stem-Cell Transplantation
Medical Center University of Freiburg

Breisacher Str. 115
79106 Freiburg

Current position

Junior Group Leader in the Department of Hematology and Oncology, Medical Center – University of Freiburg

Academic training

2013-2016Master of Science (By Research) in Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) –Madras, India
2009–2013Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) in biotechnology, Osmania University, Hyderabad India

Advanced academic qualifications

2022 PhD, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany, Prof. Dr. Robert Zeiser,- Summa cum laude

Postgraduate positions

Since 2025Junior Group leader at University Medical Center, Freiburg
2024–2025Post-doctoral researcher at Stanford University, (Group of Prof. Dean Felsher), Department of Medicine-Oncology, USA
2023–2024Post-doctoral researcher, University Medical center, (Group of Prof. Dr. Robert Zeiser), Freiburg

Miscellaneous (Honors, Awards)

2025Jon J. van Rood Award (EBMT)
2024Preis für innovative Forschungsansätze in der Onkologie (Prize for Innovative Research Approaches in Oncology), Albert-Ludwig’s University of Freiburg.
2022Oral presenter award- Annual Retreat held at Freiburg, University Medical Centre Freiburg, Germany in 2022 on the topic “ICANS Pathophysiology is mediated by Microglia TGF-β-activated kinase-1”.
2013–2016Entitled to a monthly scholarship during masters from the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India for 2.5 years (July 2013 -2016)
2013First prize in poster presentation on the topic Edible Vaccines at Pearl national Conference, BITS Pilani, and Hyderabad, India
2013Third Prize in Poster/oral presentation on the topic Phytoremediation at National Green conference at BITS/Pilani Hyderabad, India
2013Secured an All India Rank of 400 in Graduate Aptitude Test Engineering (GATE) for Admission into the Masters by Research program at the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (Top, India (16,500 candidates)
2009Secured a State rank of 3000 in engineering and medical entrance test
2009admission into Bachelors of Technology at CBIT (Top University in Affiliated institutes, candidates - 30,000)
2007Class Valedictorian of the school in State board examinations of 10th Class

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