Prof. Dr. Florian Kühnel
Florian Kühnel is a Principal Investigator in SP9 and a member of the Curriculum Committee.
His research focus lies on oncolytic virotherapy, molecular retargeting, immunogenic cell death, and tumor immunology.
Prof. Kühnel has served as organizer of the seminar series ‘Gastroenterologisches Kolloquium’ since 2011, given lectures on oncolytic viruses and virotherapy in the program MSc. Molecular Medicine and MSc. Biochemistry, module ‘Tumorbiology’ since 2019, and since that same year has been a member of the advisory board of the central animal facility of the MHH.
| Year | Position |
|---|---|
| 2018 | Apl. Professor |
| 2011 | Venia legendi for ‘Experimental Virology’; MHH |
| Since 2011 | Research group leader, Dept. Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Infectiology, and Endocrinology, MHH |
| 2005 | Principal Investigator |
| 2001-2005 | Postdoc, Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endocrinology, MHH |
| 2005-2011 | Principal Investigator (EU-project ‘Netsensor’) and Co-PI (Deutsche Krebshilfe) |
| 2001-2005 | Postdoctoral fellow (mentor: Prof. Dr. Stefan Kubicka), Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, and Endocrinology, MHH |
| 2001 | Dr. rer. nat. (“magna cum laude”), Leibniz-University of Hannover (Supervisors: PD Dr. rer. nat. Walter Müller and Prof. Dr. med Stefan Kubicka) |
| 1997-2001 | PhD student, Dept. Physiol. Chemistry and Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, MHH |
| 1990-1996 | Studies of Biochemistry (Dipl.), Leibniz-University of Hannover |
| 1987-1990 | Qualification and work as Chemical Technician (Kali-Chemie AG) |