Protein Actions in Neurodegeneration

Prof. Susanne Wegmann, PhD, Dipl.-Ing.

Curriculum Vitae

Degrees
2005-2011 PhD in Biophysik, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH) Zürich (Switzerland)
1997-2005 Graduate engineer Biotechnology, Technical University Berlin
Major previous appointments
since 2018 Head of research group "Protein actions in Neurodegeneration at the DZNE, Ber
2015-2018 Instructor of Neurology at Massachusetts General Hospital & Harvard Medical School, Boston (USA)
2012-2015 Postdoc with Prof. Dr. Bradley T. Hyman, Dept. Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital & Harvard Medical School, Boston (USA)
Honors and Awards
2023 ERC Consolidator Grant (“EnergizeTau”)
2023 Rainwater Prize for Innovative Early Career Scientist in Neurodegeneration Research
2021-2024 Henriette Hertz Scout of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
2020-2023 Hertie Academy Fellow for Excellence in Clinical Neuroscience
2020 EMBO Journal Catalyst
2015 Postdoc award (Award for the integrative science and lab culture, Massachusetts General Hospital)
2012 DFG Postdoc fellowship