| Name |
Peter Sander
Prof. Dr. rer. nat.
Phone +41 44 634 26 84
psander@imm.uzh.ch |
| University Degree |
Diploma in biology, University of Munster, Germany PhD, University of Munster Habilitation, Hannover Medical School, Germany and University of Zurich, Switzerland |
| Education |
| 1983 – 1990 |
Studies of biology, University of Munster |
| 1993 |
Dr. rer. nat. (PhD), University of Munster |
| 2001 |
Habilitation, Hannover Medical School; venia legendi: Microbiology |
| 2004 |
Habilitation, University of Zurich; venia legendi: Microbiology |
| 2010 |
Professor, University of Zurich |
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| Professional experience |
| 1990 – 1993 |
PhD student, Institute for General Zoology and Genetics, University of Munster |
| 1993 – 1998 |
Postdoc, Department of Medical Microbiology, Hannover Medical School |
| 1998 – 2001 |
Research Assistant, Department of Medical Microbiology, Hannover Medical School |
| 2001 – today |
Principle Investigator and Group leader, Institute of Medical Microbiology, University of Zurich
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| 2018 – 2022 |
Deputy Head Swiss National Center for Mycobacteria |
| 2022 – today |
Co-Head Swiss National Center for Mycobacteria |
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| Research area |
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis: Virulence, host-pathogen interaction, protein secretion, lipoprotein synthesis and transport, genetics
- Vaccine development
- Antibiotics: drug development, activity, resistance
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| Awards/Honours |
Young investigator award of the German Society for Hygiene and Microbiology (DGHM) 2002 |
