Mosig Lab
Curriculum vitae

Prof. Dr. Alexander S. Mosig

Head of the NAMIR research group · Institute of Biochemistry II, Jena University Hospital
Institute of Biochemistry II, Research Building F2 · Am Klinikum 1, 07747 Jena, Germany
Contact form · ORCID 0000-0002-5687-2444
Prof. Dr. rer. nat. / med. habil.Biochemist & cell biologistOrgan-on-chip · 3Rs

Research interests

  • Microphysiological systems (organ-on-chip)
  • Tissue engineering, stem cell biology, organoids
  • Alternatives to animal testing (3Rs)
  • Host-microbiota and host-pathogen interaction
  • The immune system in inflammatory and infectious disease

Education

2014 to 2017
Habilitation (Dr. med. habil.), venia legendi in Biochemistry and Cell Biology
Faculty of Medicine, Friedrich Schiller University Jena. Thesis: “Microphysiological systems of the liver and blood-brain barrier”. Teaching lecture: “Organ-on-chip: an alternative to animal testing”.
2003 to 2007
Dr. rer. nat. in Cell Biology
Faculty of Biology, Friedrich Schiller University Jena. Thesis on atherosclerotic processes in circulating monocytes and T cells of patients with familial hypercholesterolaemia (Institute of Vascular Medicine).
1997 to 2002
Diploma in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (Dipl.-Biochem.)
Friedrich Schiller University Jena. Diploma thesis on the role of PI3Kγ in basal regulation of Ras-GTP in Cos7 cells.

Editorial roles & review committees

  • Associate Editor · Organoids and Organ-on-a-Chip, Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
  • Guest Associate Editor · Translational Medicine, Frontiers in Medicine
  • Guest Associate Editor · Special Issue “Host-Microbe Interactions in Respiratory Disease”, Microorganisms
  • Review-panel member · German Federal Ministry (BMBF) programme “Alternatives to Animal Testing”
  • Review-panel member · German Federal Ministry (BMBF) programme “SME Innovative: Biomedicine”

Memberships

  • European Organ-on-Chip Society (EUROoCS)
  • National Platform for Zoonoses Research
  • Jena School for Microbial Communication (JSMC)
  • Comprehensive Cancer Center Central Germany (CCCG)
  • Interdisciplinary Center for Clinical Research Jena (IZKF)
  • Jena Center for Soft Matter (JCSM)

Ad-hoc reviewing for research agencies

  • European Research Council (EU)
  • German Research Foundation (DFG) · 3R methods, organ-on-chip, Ursula M. Händel Animal Welfare Prize
  • Charité 3R Center (Germany)
  • Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF)
  • Dutch Research Council & ZonMw (Netherlands)
  • Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR, France)
  • Fondation pour la Recherche Médicale (France)
  • Human Frontier Science Program
  • Medical Research Council (MRC, UK)
  • Austrian Science Fund (FWF)
  • Israeli Ministry of Science
  • Institut Pasteur (SPIS, France)
  • Baden-Württemberg Stiftung · VDI · DLR (Era-NET) · Germany
  • Dutch Cancer Society (KWF) · Prinses Beatrix Spierfonds · Health~Holland
  • Volkswagen Foundation (Volkswagenstiftung)
  • Leibniz Association (Leibniz-Gemeinschaft)

Journal peer review

Journal peer-review activity is recorded on the ORCID profile.

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