Group leader
Irina Nazarenko
General information
Institute for Infection Prevention and Control
Medical Center – University of Freiburg
Breisacher Straße 115 b, 79106 Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
irina.nazarenko@uniklinik-freiburg.de
+49 761 270 82100
Position: Head of the research group “Extracellular Vesicles"
ORCID: 0000-0002-2633-1161
Web of Science ResearcherID: E-5714-2010
Education
| 2021 | Appointment to Adjunct Professor (Apl. Prof.) Medical Faculty, University of Freiburg, Germany |
| 2014 | Habilitation, Venia Legendi in Molecular Medicine, Medical Faculty, University of Freiburg, Germany |
| 2003 | PhD in Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biology, Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany |
| 1998 | Diploma (Biology/Genetics), Moscow Lomonossov State University (MSU), Moscow, Russia |
Work Experience
Current Positions
| Since 2022 | Head of Division “Epigenetic Biomarkers”, Hahn Schickard Institute, Freiburg, Germany |
| 2020 | Founder of CapCo Bio GmbH, university start-up company, Freiburg, Germany |
| Since 2018 | Principal investigator of the German Consortium for Translational Cancer Research |
| Since 2012 | Head of the research group “Extracellular Vesicles”, Institute for Infection Prevention and Control, Medical Centre – University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany |
Previous Positions
| 2009 - 2011 | Project Leader, Institute of Toxicology and Genetics, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany / J. Sleeman lab |
| 2006 - 2009 | Postdoctoral Fellow; Department of Tumor Progression and Cell Biology, German Cancer Research Centre, Heidelberg, Germany / M. Zöller lab |
| 2005 | Postdoctoral Fellow; Department of Signal Transduction; University of Innsbruck, Austria / F. Überall lab / Individual research fellowship of the Humboldt University |
| 1999 - 2004 | Doctoral and Postdoctoral fellow; Institute of Pathology, University Medicine Charité, Berlin, Germany / R. Schäfer and C. Sers labs |
| 2014 - 2015 | Maternity leave |
Teaching
| Since 2017 | Lecture “Cancerogenic Environmental Factors” for the Global Urban Health master programme, ZMG, Medical Faculty, University of Freiburg (0.5 SWS) |
| Since 2012 | Elective Subject “Exosome Biology” for the Molecular Medicine master programme, Medical Faculty, University of Freiburg (2 SWS) |
Group leader
Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Irina Nazarenko
+49 (0) 761 270 82100
+49 (0) 761 270 82030
irina.nazarenko@uniklinik-freiburg.de
Institute for Infection Prevention and Control
Medical Center – University of Freiburg
Breisacher Straße 115 b, 79106 Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
X (formerly Twitter): @nazarenkoteam
LinkedIn: Extracellular vesicles research group - Prof. Irina Nazarenko
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Assistance
Susanne Görner
Phone: +49 (0) 761 270 82390
Fax: +49 (0) 761 270 82030
susanne.goerner@uniklinik-freiburg.de