Prof. Dr. rer. nat. habil. Jan-Heiner Küpper
Universitätsplatz 1
01968 Senftenberg
Raum 15.304
T +49 (0) 3573 85 930
F +49 (0) 3573 85 809
Jan-Heiner.Kuepper(at)b-tu.de
Current Position & University Functions
- Professor of Molecular Cell Biology, BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg, Germany, since 2007
- Member of the Faculty Council of the Faculty of Health Science, Health Campus Brandenburg, Germany, since 2018
- Academic Dean of the Institute of Biotechnology, BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg, Germany, 2010-2016
- Member of the Faculty Council of the Institute of Biotechnology, BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg, Germany, 2010-2016
- Director of the Institute of Biotechnology, BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg, Germany, since 2016
Education
- PhD in Biology, University of Heidelberg, Germany, 1990
- Habilitation in Toxicology, Medical Faculty of University of Heidelberg, Germany, 1998
Scientific and Industry Career
- 1987-1997: PhD study and Postdoc at the German Cancer Research Centre (DKFZ), Heidelberg, in the lab of former DKFZ Chairman Professor Harald zur Hausen (Nobel Prize in Medicine 2008)
- 1992: Technology Transfer Fellowship of International Union Against Cancer (UICC) for research stay at College of Pharmacy, University of Kentucky, USA in the lab of Professor Myron K. Jacobson
- 1997-2002: Group leader at University Hospital of Tübingen, Germany
- 2002-2007: Chief Executive Officer of Heart BioSystems GmbH, Heidelberg, Germany
- 2007- present: Professor of Molecular Cell Biology at BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg (former Hochschule Lausitz), Faculty of Science
- since 2008: Management Consultant of Biotech Companies
- since 2013: Visiting Professor at University of Namibia, Faculty of Science, Windhoek, Namibia
- since 2018: Chief Executive Officer of Carbon Biotech Social Enterprise AG, Senftenberg, Germany
Track Record
- ca. 60 scientific articles in peer reviewed journals and in monographs, 1 book, 12 patent families
- >100 scientific and business presentations; newspaper, radio & TV interviews
- >10 mill € fundraising for independent research work and for operating a business
- Reviewer for Scientific Journals and Grant Organizations
- Member of the Editorial Boardof the Journal of Cellular Biotechnology
- Chairman of the German Society of Cellular Biotechnology