Prof. Dr. Alex Hajnal
Department of Molecular Life SciencesUniversity of ZurichWinterthurerstrasse 190CH-8057 ZurichSwitzerland
Building / Room: Y55-L-24A
Phone: +41 44 635 48 54
Biography
| Name | HAJNAL |
| First Name | Alex |
| Position | Full Professor, Ph.D. |
| Education | |
| Oct. 1984 | Matura, Kantonsschule Freudenberg, Zürich. |
| May 1989 | Diploma (Masters) in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Zurich. |
| July 1993 | Ph.D. degree, University of Zurich. Title of thesis: "Gene expression in revertants of H-ras transformed fibroblasts." |
| Research experience and positions held | |
| 1988 - 1989 | Diploma thesis, Biochemical Institute, University of Zürich, (group of Dr. K. Lerch). |
| 1989 - 1993 | Ph. D. thesis, Division of Cancer Research, University of Zurich (group of Dr. R. Schäfer and Dr. R. Klemenz). |
| 1993 - 1994 | Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Stanford University (USA.), group of Dr. H. M. Blau. |
| 1994 - 1997 | Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Developmental Biology, Stanford University (USA.), group of Dr. S. K. Kim. |
| 1997- 2001 | Junior group leader (Oberassistent), Division of Cancer Research, University of Zurich. |
| since 2001 | Assistant and since 2015 Full Professor, Department of Molecular Life Sciences University of Zürich. |
Fellowships and Awards:
- Postdoctoral fellowship, Swiss National Science Foundation (1993-1996)
- 3 year Postoctoral fellowship from the Robert Steel Foundation (declined in favor of SNF fellowship)
- Young Investigator Award from the Sassella Foundation, 1998
- EMBO Young Investigator award, 2001