Prof. Dr. Damian Brunner
Department of Molecular Life SciencesUniversity of ZurichWinterthurerstrasse 190CH-8057 ZurichSwitzerland
Building / Room: Y55-L-66
Phone: +41 44 635 44 57
Biography
| Academic Career | |
| 1984 - 1986 | Chemistry studies, University of Zurich |
| 1986 - 1991 | Biology studies, University of Zurich |
| 1991 - 1995 | Ph.D. supervised by Prof. Dr. Ernst Hafen "Genetic and Molecular Characterization of two Components of the Sevenless Signaling Cascade" |
| 1995 - 1996 | Postdoctoral Associate with Prof. Dr. Ernst Hafen Institute of Zoology, University of Zurich |
| 1996 - 2000 | Postdoctoral Associate with Prof. Dr. Sir Paul Nurse FRS, Imperial Cancer Research Fund, London, UK (now The Francis Crick Institute) |
| 2000 - 2010 | Group leader, Cell Biology and Biophysics Unit, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Heidelberg Joint appointment with the “Developmental Biology” Unit |
| 2010 - | Full Professor, University of Zurich, Department of Molecular Life Sciences |
| University Degrees | |
| 16.05.1991 | Diploma (Masters) |
| 23.02.1995 | Ph.D. |
| Scholarships / Awards | |
| 1996 - 1998 | 2-year Fellowship for postdoctoral researchers, European Molecular Biology Organisation |
| 1996 - 1998 | 2-year Fellowship for postdoctoral researchers, Human Frontiers Science Program (Declined in favour of the EMBO fellowship) |
| 1998 - 1999 | 2-year Fellowship for advanced postdoctoral researchers, Swiss National Science Foundation |
| 1999 - 2000 | Research Grant from the Novartis Stiftung |
| 2017 | Elected EMBO Member |
| Funding | |
| 2003 - 2008 | DFG - Schwerpunkt Program Zellpolarität |
| 2005 - 2008 | HFSP Program Grant, “A combined in vivo/in vitro approach to study cell-cortex-regulated microtubule organization” |
| 2010 - 2013 | HFSP Programme Grant, “Analysis of ‘cytoplasmic freezing’ - Preserving cellular architecture” (Coordinator) |
| 2012 - 2015 | SNF Research Grant, “Dissecting the role of specialized membrane domains in de novo cell polarization” |
| 2014 - 2018 | SystemsX Grant, MorphogenetiX - "Modelling the 3-dimensional shaping of tissue systems” (Coordinator) |
| 2015 - 2019 | SNF Research Grant, “Dissecting the role of specialized membrane domains in de novo cell polarization” |
| 2019 - 2023 | SNF Sinergia Grant, "Real time Exploration of GTPase- Cytoskeletal feedback underlying Contractile Actomyosin Systems" |
| 2019 - 2022 | SNF Research Grant, "Exploring the generation and functioning of specialised plasma membrane domains in polarising and differentiating cells" |
| Organizing functions | |
| 2005 | Main organizer EMBO/EMBL course “Methods in Cell Biology: From Single Molecule to Complex Systems Analysis” |
| 2009 | Main organizer and initiator of EMBO/EMBL meeting series “Dynamics and Morphogenesis of multi-cellular systems” |
| 2019 - | Supporting organiser of the Round Table Biology for large infrastructures (main organiser SCNAT). |