Group Leader
Irina Nazarenko
General Information
Medical Center University of Freiburg,
79106, Freiburg, Germany
irina.nazarenko@uniklinik-freiburg.de
Telefon: +49 761 270-82100
Position: Head of the Research Group “Extracellular Vesicles"
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 Position
Since 2022 Head of Division “Epigenetic Biomarkers”, Hahn Schickard Institute, Freiburg, Germany
2020 Founder of CapCO BIO GmbH, University Start-Up Company
Since 2012 Head of the Research Group “Extracellular Vesicles”, Institute for Infection Prevention and Control, Medical Centre University of
Freiburg, Germany
Since 2018 Principle Investigator of the German Consortium for Translational Cancer Research
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
Humboldt University
1999-2004 Doctoral and Postdoctoral fellow; Institute of Pathology, University Medicine Charité, Berlin, Germany / R. Schäfer and C. Sers Labs
20.12.2014 – 06.04.2015 - Maternity leave
Teaching
Since 2017 Lecture “Cancerogenic Environmental Factors” Global Urban Health Master course, ZMG, Medical Faculty,
University of Freiburg (0.5 SWS)
Since 2012 Elective Subject “Exosome Biology” for Master Training in Molecular Medicine, Medical Faculty, University of Freiburg (2 SWS)