Jun.-Prof. Dr. Klaus Herburger
Klaus Herburger is head of the Department of Cell Biology of Phototrophic Marine Organisms at the Institute of Biological Sciences at the University of Rostock.
Research Interests
Cell wall remodeling in green algae and land plants
Cellular adaptions of green algae to terrestrial habitats
Polysaccharide biotechnology, bio-imaging method development
| Work experience | ||
|---|---|---|
| Since April 2022 | Juniorprofessor (W1, tenured), Cell Biology of Phototrophic Marine Organisms at the Institute of Biosciences, University of Rostock | |
| 2019-2022 | Postdoctoral researcher/PI at the University of Copenhagen (Denmark); "Cell Wall Probing Lab"; group of Prof. Jozef Mravec | |
| 2016-2018 | Postdoctoral researcher at the University Edinburgh (UK); "The Edinburgh Cell Wall Group"; group of Prof. Stephen C. Fry |
| Education | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2014-2016 | PhD in Plant Cell Biology, University of Innsbruck, Austria; group of Prof. Andreas Holzinger | |
| 2012-2013 | MSc in Plant science, University of Innsbruck, Austria | |
| 2008-2012 | BSc in Biology, University of Innsbruck, Austria |
| Grants and awards | |
|---|---|
| 03/2022 | 'The Plant Journal Early Career Researcher Award' (Organizing Committee of the IX Cell Wall Research Conference, East Lansing, Michigan, USA) |
| 04/2021 |
‘NNF Emerging Investigator’ starting grant [personally declined by April 2022] (Novo Nordisk Foundation, DK), ~10,000,000 DKK (~1,344,000 EUR) |
| 2019-2022 |
Villum Experiment’ grant (The Velux Foundations, DK), 1,967,535 DKK (~264,300 EUR) |
Stays abroad
University of Vienna (AUT), University of Salzburg (AUT), University of Galway (IR), University of Antwerp (BEL), University of Copenhagen (DK)
Contact
Jun.-Prof. Dr. Klaus Herburger
Albert-Einstein-Str. 3
Room 027
18059 Rostock
Fon: +49 381 498-6093
Fax: +49 381 498-6072
klaus.herburger(at)uni-rostock.de
Sekretariat
Stephanie Kelling
Albert-Einstein-Str. 3
18059 Rostock
stephanie.kelling(at)uni-rostock.de
Fon: +49 381 498-6071
