curriculum vitae

Dr. Thomas U. Mayer

Date of birth: 16. März 1968
Place of birth: Viernheim

Education

16.02.1998 Ph.D. exam, First degree with honours (summa cum laude)
1994 - 1997 Graduate work for Ph.D thesis at the ZMBH (University of Heidelberg)
1993 - 1994 Diplomarbeit (Diploma thesis) at the ZMBH (University of Heidelberg) First degree with honours
1993 Diplomprüfung (Master's degree) in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, University of Heidelberg First degree
1989 - 1993 Study of Biology at University of Heidelberg

Research Experience since 2007

2007- Full Professor (W3) at the University of Konstanz, Germany
2002 - 2007 Group Leader at the Max Planck Institute for Biochemistry, Martinsried
1998 - 2001 Postdoctoral Fellow Harvard Medical School, Department of Cell Biology, Boston, USA Adviser: Prof. T.J. Mitchison Research: New approach to study mitosis: Identification of small molecules that target proteins involved in mitosis.
1998 Practical work at EMBL Advisor: Dr. Tony Hyman Research: Microtubule dynamic studies in Xenopus egg extract
1994 – 1997 Graduate work for Ph.D thesis at the ZMBH(University of Heidelberg) Adviser: Prof. S. Jentsch Thesis: Role of the ubiquitin/proteasome system in ER-degradation
1993 - 1994 Diplomarbeit (Diploma thesis) at the ZMBH (University of Heidelberg) Adviser: Prof. S. Jentsch Research: Screens for novel ubiquitin-conjugating enzymes in S. cerevisiae
1993 Graduate student practical course, Yale University,New Haven Advisor: Prof. P. Lengyel Research: Characterization of g-interferon inducible genes by site-directed mutagenesis