Martin Gamerdinger      

Dr. rer. nat.

Independent Group Leader

    

     

   

         

      

       

    

Academic Education and Professional Experience

   
since 1/2020 Principal Investigator in the SFB969, Project C10, Institute for Molecular Microbiology, University of Konstanz, Germany

since 5/2019

"Unabhängiger Konstanzer Nachwuchswissenschaftler" at the University of Konstanz, Germany
since 7/2018 "Akademischer Rat auf Lebenszeit" at the Institute of Molecular Microbiology, University of Konstanz, Germany
since 1/2016 Principal Investigator in the SFB969, Project A07, Institute for Molecular Microbiology, University of Konstanz, Germany
2012-2015 Postdoctoral researcher at the Institute for Molecular Microbiology (Prof. Elke Deuerling), University of Konstanz, Germany
2009-2011 Postdoctoral researcher at the Institute for Pathobiochemistry (Prof. Christian Behl), University Medical Center Mainz, Germany 
2007-2009 Doctoral thesis (summa cum laude) at the Institute for Pathobiochemistry (Prof. Christian Behl), University Medical Center Mainz, Germany 
2005-2007 Research Scholarship from Deutsche Alzheimer Stiftung, Institute for Physiological Chemistry and Pathobiochemistry, University of Mainz
1999-2005 Studies of Biology at the University of Mainz, Germany. Diploma thesis at the Institute for Physiological Chemistry and Pathobiochemistry (Prof. Christian Behl), University of Mainz, Germany Degree: Diploma biologist (with distinction) 
   
Teaching  
   
general

Supervision of:

Bachelor students

Master students

PhD students

since 2016 Methods in Biology (Lecture)
since 2012 Compact Course - Microbiology (Lecture/Practical Training)
since 2012 Advanced Course – Molecular Microbiology (Lecture/Practical Training)
   
Honors Awards  
   
07/2017 Management/Organisation of the Gordon Research Seminar „Stress Proteins in Growth, Development and Disease”, Sunday River, ME, USA
09/2009 Boehringer Ingelheim-Preis (BI-Preis) of the Boehringer Ingelheim-Stiftung
   
External Funding  
   
since 2020 DFG/SFB969 - Project C10 (Principal Investigator together with Karthikeyan Annamalai)
since 2016 DFG/SFB969 - Project A07 (Principal Investigator together with Elke Deuerling)
1/2017 - 12/2017 Elucidating the molecular interplay of nascent chain processing factors on translating ribosomes in vivo. Start-up funding by AFF, University of Konstanz
   
Research Fields  
   
  Protein quality control at the ribosome
  Protein quality control network in aging cells
  Chaperone-mediated protein folding and degradation pathways
  Selective autophagy of misfolded and aggregation-prone proteins
  Oxidative stress, neurodegeneration and neuroprotection