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Irmgard Förster

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PhD

Principal Investigator
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Project 06
     
Life and Medical Sciences Institute (LIMES)
Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences
University of Bonn

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Education and Degrees

1988 Doctorate, Genetics, University of Cologne, Prof. Klaus Rajewsky

1980-1985 Studies of Human Biology, Diploma, University of Marburg

Scientific Career

2012-present W3 Professor, Immunology and Environment, Life and Medical Sciences (LIMES) Institute, University of Bonn

2004-2012 C3 Professor of Molecular Immunology, IUF - Leibniz Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, University of Düsseldorf

1998-2004 C3 Professor of Mucosal Immunology, Institute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Hygiene, Technical University of Munich

1993-1998 Group Leader, Institute for Genetics, University of Cologne

1990-1993 Postdoctoral fellow, Hormone Research Institute (D. Hanahan), University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA

1988-1990 Postdoctoral fellow, Institute for Genetics, University of Cologne

Honors and Awards

2021-present Vice Rector for Equal Opportunities and Diversity, University of Bonn

2018-2020 Faculty Board Member, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Bonn

2018-2020 Speaker, ‘Bonner Forum Biomedizin’

2016-present Member of the DFG Review Board 204 for Immunology

2016-present Member of Scientific Advisory Committee, Helmholtz Center for Infection Research, Braunschweig

2015-present Steering Committee Member, Cluster of Excellence “ImmunoSensation/ImmunoSensation2”, University of Bonn

2013-2020 Editorial Board Member, European Journal of Immunology

2013-2021 Leader of the „Women in Science“ program, Life and Medical Sciences (LIMES) Institute, University of Bonn

2012 Leibniz Chair, IUF - Leibniz Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, University of Düsseldorf

2005-2012 Member of Advisory Board, German Society of Immunology (DGfI)

2002 ‘Fachimmunologin’, German Society of Immunology (DGfI)

1998-2004 Junior Research Group Leader of the Volkswagen Foundation

1994 ‘Bennigsen-Förder-Preis‘, ‘Ministerium für Wissenschaft und Forschung NRW‘ (State Ministry for Science and Research North Rhine-Westphalia)

1990-1992 Research Fellowship of the DFG

1985-1988 PhD Fellowship of the Fritz-Thyssen Foundation