Group Leader
Irina Nazarenko
General Information
Medical Center University of Freiburg
79106 Freiburg, Germany
irina.nazarenko@uniklinik-freiburg.de
Telefon: +49 761 270-82100
Position: Head of the Research Group “Extracellular Vesicles"
Education
2021 | Appointment to Adjunct Professor (Apl. Prof.) Medical Faculty, University of Freiburg, Germany |
2014 | Habilitation, Venia Legendi in Molecular Medicine, Medical Faculty, University of Freiburg, Germany |
2003 | PhD in Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biology, Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany |
1998 | Diploma (Biology/Genetics), Moscow Lomonossov State University (MSU), Moscow, Russia |
Work Experience
Current Positions
Since 2022 | Head of Division “Epigenetic Biomarkers”, Hahn Schickard Institute, Freiburg, Germany |
2020 | Founder of CapCO Bio GmbH, University Start-Up Company, Freiburg, Germany |
Since 2018 | Principle Investigator of the German Consortium for Translational Cancer Research |
| Since 2012 | Head of the Research Group “Extracellular Vesicles”, Institute for Infection Prevention and Control, Medical Centre University of Freiburg, Germany |
Previous Positions
2009 - 2011 | Project Leader, Institute of Toxicology and Genetics, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany / J. Sleeman Lab |
2006 - 2009 | Postdoctoral Fellow; Department of Tumor Progression and Cell Biology, German Cancer Research Centre, Heidelberg, Germany / M. Zöller Lab |
2005 | Postdoctoral Fellow; Department of Signal Transduction; University of Innsbruck, Austria / F. Überall Lab/ Individual research fellowship of Humboldt University |
1999 - 2004 | Doctoral and Postdoctoral fellow; Institute of Pathology, University Medicine Charité, Berlin, Germany / R. Schäfer and C. Sers Labs |
| 2014 - 2015 | Maternity leave |
Teaching
Since 2017 | Lecture “Cancerogenic Environmental Factors” Global Urban Health Master course, ZMG, Medical Faculty, University of Freiburg (0,5 SWS) |
Since 2012 | Elective Subject “Exosome Biology” for Master Training in Molecular Medicine, Medical Faculty, University of Freiburg (2 SWS) |