Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Dipl. Ing. Felix B. Engel
University of Erlangen-Nürnberg
Institute of Pathology
Dept of Nephropathology
Universitätsstrasse 22
91054 Erlangen
P: +49 (9131) 85-43635
E: felix.engel@uk-erlangen.de
- 1st Period: Project 7
- 2nd Period: Project 07
Professional career
| Since 01/2014 | Coordinator of the Emerging Field Initiative “Cell Cycle in Disease and Regeneration (CYDER)” |
| Since 10/2012 | Associate Professor (W2) for Experimental Renal and Cardiovascular Research, Dep. of Nephropathology, FAU |
| 2007 – 2012 | Faculty member, Cluster of Excellence Cardio-Pulmonary System |
| 2006 – 2012 | Research group leader, Sofja Kovalevskaja Program, Max-Planck-Institute for Heart and Lung Research |
| 2005 – 2007 | Associate Scientific Research, Children’s Hospital Boston |
| 2005 – 2007 | Instructor in Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School |
| 2001 – 2005 | Postdoc at Children’s Hospital/ Harvard Medical School (Heart Regeneration) |
| 2001 | Postdoc at Max-Delbrück-Center for Molecular Medicine (Heart Regeneration) |
Scientific certificates
| 2013 | Habilitation, Cell and Developmental Biology, Goethe-University, Frankfurt, Germany |
| 2001 | Dr. rer. nat. – Cell Biology, TU Berlin |
| 1996 | Dipl. Ing. (engineer) – Biotechnology, TU Berlin |
Academic training
| 02/1997 – 03/2001 | Max-Delbrück-Center for Molecular Medicine Berlin |
| 10/1990 – 10/1996 | Biotechnology, Technical University Berlin |
Scientific activities, honors, awards
| Since 2016 | Member of the Executive Board of the Muscle Research Center Erlangen, MURCE |
| 2015 – 2016 | German representative for Molecular Biology, German-American Kavli Frontiers of Science (GAFOS) symposium |
| Since 2012 | Nucleus member, ESC Working Group on Cellular Biology of the Heart |
| 2012 | Julius-Klob-Publication-Award, German Cardiac Society (to my postdoc T. Novoyatleva) |
| 2008 – 2012 | Research associate of the Biological Medical Section of the Scientific Council of the Max Planck Society |
| 2008 | Selected for TV series: „Visionaries of Germany“, 3Sat, nano |
| 2006 | Sofja Kovalevskaja Award, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation |
| 2005 | Children’s Hospital (Boston) Research Day Award |
| 2001 | Trainee Abstract Award, American Heart Association |