Curriculum Vitae

Univ.-Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Christian Behl (C4)

1982-1988 Study of Biology, Julius Maximilian University, Würzburg
1988-1991 PhD thesis, Institute for Genetics and Department for Tumor Biology, Department of Neurology, Julius Maximilian University, Würzburg (Supervisors: Prof. Dr. E. Buchner, Prof. Dr. U. Bogdahn)
Biochemical Characterisation and Cloning of a Tumor Growth Regulating Peptide (MIA)
1991 PhD degree (Dr. rer. nat.) in Neurobiology
1991-1992 Post Doctoral Researcher, Department of Neurology, University Würzburg
1992-1994 Post Doctoral Fellow, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, San Diego, USA (Prof. Dr. D. Schubert Group)
1994-1996 Head of the Steroidpharmacology Group, Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry, Munich (Director: Prof. Dr. Dr. F. Holsboer)
1997-2002 Head (C3) of an Independent Max Planck Society Research Group, Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry, Munich
1999 Habilitation, Medical Faculty, Ludwig Maximilians University, Munich
Oxidative Stress, Neurodegeneration und Neuroprotection in Cellular Model Systems
2001 Appointment as Full Professor (C4) for Pathobiochemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz
since 2002 Full Professor (C4) for Pathobiochemistry and Chair of the Department of Pathobiochemistry at the Institute for Physiological Chemistry and Pathobiochemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz
2003-2008 Executive Director of the Institute for Physiological Chemistry and Pathobiochemistry
2005-2010 Chairman of the Interdisciplinary Research Center for Neurosciences (IFZN/IFSN) of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
since 2010 Director of the Institute for Pathobiochemistry
Awards and Honors

Award of the German Hirnliga e.V. 1995

Organon Research Award for Biological Psychiatry 1998

HERMES Vitamin Award 1999

AGNP Award for Psychopharmacology Research by the Lilly Co. 2003

Binder Innovation Prize of the German Society for Cell Biology 2011