Prof. Dr. Sabine Strahl Curriculum Vitae

Academic Education and Career

since    2010 Director of Glycobiology, Centre for Organismal Studies (COS), Heidelberg University

2004 – 2010 Professorship (C3), Institute for Plant Sciences (HIP), Heidelberg University

            2001 Habilitation (venia legendi) in Cell Biology, University of Regensburg

2000 – 2004 Senior Group Leader, Institute of Cell Biology and Plant Physiology, University of Regensburg

            2000 Habilitation (venia legendi) in Botany, University of Regensburg

1996 – 2000 Junior Group Leader, Institute of Cell Biology and Plant Physiology, University of Regensburg

1995 – 1996 Research Associate, Department of Biological Chemistry, UCLA, Los Angeles, USA

1993 – 1995 Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Biological Chemistry, UCLA, Los Angeles, USA (supervisor: Prof. M. Grunstein)

1991 – 1993 Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute of Cell Biology and Plant Physiology, University of Regensburg (supervisor: Prof. W. Tanner)

1987 – 1991 Ph.D. at the Institute of Cell Biology and Plant Physiology of Prof. Dr. W. Tanner, University of Regensburg; degree: Dr. rer. nat.

1981 – 1987 Program of Study “Diplom” biology at the University of Regensburg; Diploma in Biology

 

 

Awards and Appointments

2003 Alfred-Sommerfeld Award of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences

2000 Habilitation Award of the Society Friends of the University of Regensburg

1993 – 1995 Postdoctoral Fellowship of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)

1992 Cultural Award Ostbayern (Dissertation), OBAG AG Bayern

 

Activities in the Scientific Community

Since   2018 Member of the Faculty of Biosciences Board of Examiners for Biology

Since   2017 Spokesperson of the Research Unit FOR2509

Since   2017 Member of the Steering Committee of the Collaborative Research Centre SFB1036

2016 – 2018 Member of the Heidelberg School of Education Board

2015 – 2018 Dean of Studies of the Faculty of Biosciences, Heidelberg University

Since   2013D eputy Member of Heidelberg University Senate Committee for Equal Opportunity Issues

Since   2008 Member of the Heidelberg University Ruprecht-Karls Doctorate Awards Jury

Since   2006 Member of the Commission “Studium Generale”, Heidelberg University

2006 – 2018 Member of the Faculty of Biosciences Study Commission

2007 – 2015 Member of the Faculty of Biosciences Commission “Qualitätssicherungsmittel“

            2006 Co-organizer of the 3rd International Meeting on Fungal Cell Wall in Heidelberg (with Prof. J. Heinisch, University of Osnabrück)

       ongoing Ad hoc reviewer for the DFG and other funding agencies; regular reviewer in the Glycobiology field (in particular Glycobiology and J. Biol. Chem.) and various other journals (e.g., PNAS, Science)