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Torben Schiffner, PhD

Institute Investigator
Department of Immunology and Microbiology


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Education

October 2010 to 2014: PhD student at “The Sir William Dunn School of Pathology”, University of Oxford, United Kingdom
October 2006 to 2009: Undergraduate degree in “Molecular Life Sciences” at the University of Hamburg, Germany

Professional Experience

December 2020 to 2023: Principle Investigator at “Leipzig University”, Germany
May 2015 to November 2020: Postdoctoral fellow/Staff Scientist at “The Scripps Research Institute”, California, USA
October 2014 to April 2015: Postdoctoral fellow at “The Sir William Dunn School of Pathology”, University of Oxford, United Kingdom
October 2010 to 2014: PhD student at “The Sir William Dunn School of Pathology”, University of Oxford, United Kingdom
October 2009 to 2010: Postgraduate studies in “Molecular Biology and Pathology of Viruses” at Imperial College London, United Kingdom
October 2006 to 2009: Undergraduate degree in “Molecular Life Sciences” at the University of Hamburg, Germany
July 2005: Abitur, ‘Heidberg Gymnasium’, Hamburg, Germany

Awards & Professional Activities

Sofja Kovalevsakaja Award, Humboldt Foundation, 2020
Young Investigator Award, Consortium for HIV/AIDS Vaccine Development,
2020
Several conference Scholarships (2x Keystone HIV Vaccines, HIV Research for
Prevention, AIDS Vaccine)
Award for an outstanding thesis, University of Hamburg, 2009