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 |