Prof. Dr. Martin Bachmann – Head of department Immunology
Education
1991 - 1995 | PhD thesis in the Institute for Experimental Immunology in the lab of Prof. Zinkernagel and Prof. Hengartner under the supervision of Prof. Zinkernagel (ETH Zürich / Universitätsspital Zürich). The thesis was honoured with the ETH silver medal. |
1991 | Completion of studies (Dipl. Natw. ETH). Final examinations were passed with distinction since maximal marks were achieved in all examinations. |
1986 - 1991 | Study of cell biology at the Eidgenössischen Technischen Hochschule Zürich (ETH). Diploma thesis at the Institute for Neurobiology in the laboratory of Prof. Dr. M. Schachner on the influence of cell adhesion molecules on the adheseviness of the extracellular matrix. The thesis was honoured with the ETH silver medal. |
Professional experience
2015 - present | Head of Department of Immunology, RIA, Inselspital, Bern, Switzerland |
2015 - present | Professor of Immunology, University of Bern |
2013 - present | Professor of Immunology (associate), University of Oxford |
2012 - present | Visiting professor at University of Zürich |
2012 - present | Founding of Saiba GmbH and Areba AG; Founding of Hypopet ongoing |
2012 - present | Scientific Advisory Board of a number of companies |
2006 - present | Scientific Advisory Board of Biotechnology Institute Thurgau |
2003 - 2010 | Board of directors, Mavena AG |
2000 - 2012 | Chief Scientific Officer, Cytos Biotechnology AG, Zürich-Schlieren. Buildup of research group of 40-50 people at Cytos. |
1997 - 2000 | Member at the Basel Institute for Immunology, Basel, Switzerland |
1995 - 1997 | Post-Doc in the lab of Prof. Ohashi, OCI, Toronto, Canada |
1995 | Post-Doc in the lab of Prof. Zinkernagel, Universitätsspital Zürich |
Prizes and honours
- Swiss Technology Award 2013 (Hypopet i.G.)
- Swiss Technology Award 2004 (Cytos)
- Pfizer Prize 1998 for Immunology
- ETH Silver Medal for PhD thesis (1995)
- Honoured final examinations (maximal marks in all examinations) (1991)
- ETH Silver Medal for diploma thesis (1991)
Teaching activities
- Clinical Vaccine Development & Biomanufacturing (Yearly, University of Oxford)
- Human and Veterinary Vaccinology (Yearly, University of Oxford)
- MIPS Modul 12 (Vaccinology course at ETH)
- Journal Club for students on Immunology (ETH, yearly)
- Immuno III lecture (ETH, yearly)
- Bio 430 (Praktikum, Univerity of Zürich, yearly).
- Basic Immunology Course Bern