Curriculum vitae

Personal Data

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Qualifications and Career mixture of table/free text

Supplementary Career Information

10/2010-2/2011 Parental Leave

Academic Distinctions

2021               Neuland Innovation Award (LongCoviDMA)

2016               Otto Haxel Award (for Organ on a chip systems for personalized medicine)

2016                Cyber Champions Innovation Award (with vasQlab a spin-off of the KIT)

2016               Neuland Innovation Award for gram+ antibiotics (CDC, Stanford U, Project)

2015               ISCB AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE in Biological Sciences

2014               Neuland Innovation Award for melanoma detection

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Activities in the Research System

Since 2024     Spokesperson of the Helmholtz Program “Learning from living Systems”, Research Field Helmholtz Information

Since 2024     Senate Delegate (Spokesperson of the Senat), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

Since 2023     Head of the KIT Center Health Technologies, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

Since 2020     Member of the Health Forum, Federal Government Baden-Württemberg

Since 2019     Member of the Senate of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

Since 2019     Member of the Senate Commissions “Strategic Affairs”, “Chancengleichheit”, and “Landesgraduiertenförderung” Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

Since 2019     Member of the Cluster of Excellence “Matter Made To Order”, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology /University of Heidelberg

Since 2019     KIT spokesperson for the Health Innovation Network BioRN

Since 2014     Member of the Council of Young Scientists (CRYS), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

Since 2015     Member of the Faculty Council of the KIT Faculty “Chemistry and Biosciences”

2017-2019      Member of the Sounding Board for the Excellence Initiative, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

Since 2017     Head of the Chemical Biology Study Program, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

2015-2024      Co-spokesperson of the DFG-RTG 2039 together with Hans-Achim Wagenknecht

Responsibilities in Scientific societies

Since 2022     Member of the acatech Board “Neurodegenerative Diseases”

Since 2014     Member of the Think Tank of the Helmholtz President

Since 2024     Member of the Health Forum, Federal Government Baden-Württemberg

Since 2022     Member of the Isny Runde (Think Tank, Politics, Economy, Science) from the
                       Minister of Internal Affairs of Baden Württemberg, MdL Thomas Strobl

Since 2019     Member of the BMBF ZIM Network, Alternatives for animal research

Since 2019     KIT spokesperson for the Health Innovation Network BioRN

Membership of scientific societies

Since 2000     Member of the GBM, Germany

Supervision of Researchers in Early Career Phases (last five years)
Supervision of 10 PhD, 4 Postdocs

Supervision of Researchers in Early Career Phases

Supervision of >33 PhD, >52 MSc/Diploma Students, >60 BSc Students

Scientific Results

Category A – Articles in peer-reviewed journals, contributions to peer-reviewed conferences or to anthology volumes, and book publications

Selected Publications

1. Li DF, Göckler T, Schepers U, Srivastava S. Polyelectrolyte Complex-Covalent Interpenetrating Polymer Network Hydrogels. 2022; ACS chemRXIV. doi:10.26434/chemrxiv-2022-b73xh
2. García-Chamé, M., Wadhwani, P., Pfeifer, J., Schepers, U., Niemeyer, C.M., Domínguez, C.M. Versatile Microfluidic Platform for Extravasation Studies Based on DNA Origami—Cell Interactions. 2024, Angew. Chemie Int.Ed., 63, 28, e202318805. 2022;27(2):64.
3. Burchak V, Koch F, Siebler L, Haase S, Horner VK, Kempter X, Stark GB, Schepers U, Grimm A, Zimmermann S, Koltay P, Strassburg S, Finkenzeller G, Simunovic F, Lampert F. Evaluation of a Novel Thiol-Norbornene-Functionalized Gelatin Hydrogel for Bioprinting of Mesenchymal Stem Cells. Int J Mol Sci. 2022;23(14).
4. Gockler T, Haase S, Kempter X, Pfister R, Maciel BR, Grimm A, Molitor T, Willenbacher N, Schepers U. Tuning Superfast Curing Thiol-Norbornene-Functionalized Gelatin Hydrogels for 3D Bioprinting. Adv Healthcare Mater. 2021;10(14):e2100206
5. Bednarek C, Wehl I, Jung N, Schepers U, Brase S. The Staudinger Ligation. Chem Rev. 2020;120(10):4301-4354.
6. Ren TC, Grosshauser B, Sridhar K, Nieland TJF, Tocchio A, Schepers U, Demirci U. 3-D geometry and irregular connectivity dictate neuronal firing in frequency domain and synchronization. Biomaterials. 2019;197:171-181.
7. Rein V, Meschkov A, Hagens K, Redinger N, Schepers U, Mehlhorn H, Schaible UE, Feldmann C. Zirconyl Hydrogenphosphate Nanocontainers for Flexible Transport and Release of Lipophilic Cytostatics, Insecticides, and Antibiotics. Advanced Functional Materials. 2019;29(28).
8. Popova AA, Marcato D, Peravali R, Wehl I, Schepers U, Levkin PA. Fish-Microarray: A Miniaturized Platform for Single-Embryo High-Throughput Screenings. Advanced Functional Materials. 2018;28(3).
9. Kappings V, Grun C, Ivannikov D, Hebeiss I, Kattge S, Wendland I, Rapp BE, Hettel M, Deutschmann O, Schepers U. vasQchip: A Novel Microfluidic, Artificial Blood Vessel Scaffold for Vascularized 3D Tissues. Advanced Materials Technologies. 2018;3(4).
10. Saghafi, M. K., Vasantham, S. K., Hussain, N., Mathew, G., Colombo, F., Schamberger, B., Pohl, E., Marques, G. C., Breitung, B., Tanaka, M., Bastmeyer, M., Selhuber-Unkel, C. Schepers, U., Hirtz, M., Aghassi-Hagmann. J. Printed Electronic Devices and Systems for Interfacing with Single Cells up to Organoids 2024, Adv. Funct. Mater. 2308613.