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Curriculum vitae Prof. Müller
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Werner E. G. Müller
ERC Advanced Grant Investigator
1977 till now | University-Professor, Institute for Physiol. Chemistry, Mainz University |
1979 – 1992 | Head of the Department "Applied Molecular Biology", Institute for Physiological Chemistry, University of Mainz |
1975 – 1976 | Sabbaticals, Yamagiwa-Yoshida Memorial International Cancer Study Grant, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Ky. (Prof. F.J. Bollum) USA |
1977 and 1982 | Research visitor at the Institute of Microbial Chemistry (Prof. Dr. H. Umezawa), Tokyo, Japan. |
1986–1991 | Visiting professor at the National Cancer Research Institute (Prof. T. Sugimura; Dr. S. Nishimura; Dr. Y. Kuchino), Tokyo, Japan. |
1993–1999 | Visiting professor (Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science), Graduate School of Medicine (Prof. H. Ushijima), University of Tokyo. |
Research fields
My research activities focus on:
- Molecular evolution of marine invertebrates (sponges)
Enzymatic mechanism of biomineralization processes (biosilicification, biocalcification and bone hydroxy apatite formation)
Marine biotechnology and identification/characterization of marine bioactive molecules
Mode of action of bioactive compounds with antitumor, antiviral, neuroprotective and anti-inflammatory activities
Development of novel applications of the enzymes/proteins involved in biomineral formation in nanobiotechnology and nanomedicine
Development and application of phosphate polymers (inorganic polyphosphates)
Development of novel strategies for regenerative therapy, bone and cartilage repair, wound healing, and 3D printing of tissue/scaffold materials/implants
Activities in the scientific community, honors, awards
Since 2019 | Panel Member in the ERC Advanced Grants evaluation panel |
2018 | Doctor honoris causa (Dr. h.c.), University of Pula, CroatiaPanel Member in the ERC Advanced Grants evaluation panel |
2013 | President of IMBA (International Marine Biotechnology Association) |
2012 | Guest professor at Tsinghua University Beijing |
2011 | Holder of an ERC Advanced Grant |
2010 | Honorary Professor of the Chinese Academy of Geosciences |
2010 | Honorary Professor of the Chinese Academy of Sciences |
1998 | Member of the Belarus Medical Academy |
1996 | Member of the Croatian Academy of Science and Arts |
1990 | Member of the Akademie gemeinnütziger Wissenschaften zu Erfurt [Senat] |
2012 | Friendship Award, the P.R. China's highest award for foreign experts |
2011 | Selection of his Center of Excellence “BIOTECmarin – Biomaterials from the Sea” as a “Landmark” in the national campaign “Germany - Land of Ideas” |
2005 | Spiridion Brusina Medal from the Croatian Society of Geneticists |
2002 | Innovation Prize of the Federal State Rheinland-Pfalz |
1996 | Award for Science and Research, Croatian Academy of Science |
1996 | Res. Award from "International Human Frontier Science Program" |
1993 | Research Award of the University of Zagreb |
1986 | Kani-Medal of the Foundation for Promotion of Cancer Res.; Tokyo |
1986 | Institute Ruder Boškovic-Medal in Gold; Zagreb |
1980 | Max-Bürger Award for Gerontology |
1977 | J.-G.-Zimmermann Award for Excellence in Cancer Research |
1972 | Boehringer Award for Excellence in Pathophysiology Research |
since 1970 | Editor or member of the Editorial Boards of a series of Journals and Book Series (e.g., Nucleic Acids Research; Progress in Molecular and Subcellular Biology [Editor-in-Chief]; Mechanism of Ageing and Development [Editor-in-Chief]; Cellular and Molecular Biology [Co-Editor]; Biomedical Materials [Board member]) |
Project coordination:
Coordinator of numerous international (EU) and national projects, among them the German Center of Excellence “BIOTECmarin” and the ongoing EU FP7 projects “BlueGenics” (large-scale integrating project) on exploiting marine genomics for nano-biomedical applications (such as the therapy of osteoporosis), “Bio-Scaffold” (rapid prototyping/3D printing in bone tissue engineering) and the ERC Advanced Investigator grant project “BIOSILICA” and the three ERC Proof-of-Concept projects Si-Bone-PoC (development of biosilica-based approaches for treatment of bone diseases), MorphoVES-PoC (development artificial blood vessels) and ArthroDUR (development of morphogenetically active cartilage implants)
Publications:
> 1200 peer reviewed publications [Hirsch index: 84 (ISI Web of Knowledge)]