PD Dr. rer. nat. habil Michael Forster

Facts

E-Mail: m.forster[at]ikmb.uni-kiel.de
Affiliations: Institute of Clinical Molecular Biology (IKMB) / Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel
Address: Rosalind-Franklin-Str. 12, 24105 Kiel

Education/Training

 2024Antrittsvorlesung in the medical faculty, received certificates of Habilitation and of Privatdozentur (graduation: Privatdozent Dr. rer. nat. habil.)
2022Habilitation thesis: clinical molecular biology
2019PhD-thesis: microbiology (graduation: Dr. rer. nat.)
Mechanical Engineering, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Germany (graduation: Diploma)

Academic Appointments

Since 2023Co-PI of DFG KFO5010 CATCH-ALL INF workpackage.
2022Co-founder of urological biobank: “Biomaterialbank und klinische Datenbank der Klinik für Urologie und Kinderurologie (BMB-KUK)”.
2021Scientific Committee member, 1st NORD Liquid Biopsy Symposium (Lübeck).
Since 2021Head of Junior Research Group Liquid Biomarkers
2020-2022SARS-CoV-2 genome studies, scientist in charge of establishing and performing SARS-CoV-2 NGS surveillance at UKSH.
2019-2023Support for users of the DFG-funded Competence Center for Genomic Analysis Kiel (CCGA).
Since 2016Expert for oncological research in Prof. A. Franke’s workgroup, IKMB.
Since 2015Advisor for clinical NGS to the UKSH Central Lab.
Since 2009Scientific employee, IKMB

Research groups

Participating Institutes