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Family name, First name: Dr. Sensen, Christoph Wilhelm
MTM ID: n.a.
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.ca/citations?user=HJh6LmcAAAAJ&hl=en
ORCID: https://orcid.org/my-orcid?orcid=0000-0001-9604-8962
Researchgate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Christoph-W-Sensen
Education/Degrees
04.1981 – 09.1983 Biology (Grundstudium) at the Johannes-Gutenberg-Universität (Mainz)
19.05.1983 Vordiplom (Biology) [Bachelor equivalent]
10.1983 – 07.1988 Biologie (Hauptstudium) at the Heinrich-Heine-Universität (Düsseldorf)
14.07.1988 Diplom (Biology) [Masters equivalent]. Title of Thesis: Molekulare Charakterisierung der plastidären DNA von Coscinodiscus granii. Supervisor: Prof. Dr. K. V. Kowallik.
10.1988 – 10.1992 PhD thesis work at the Universität zu Köln. Advisor: Prof. Dr. M. Melkonian.
since 04.1989 Stipendiat der Konrad- Adenauer- Stiftung e.V (currently Altstipendiat).
03.02.1994 Promotion (Dr. rer. nat.) [PhD equivalent. Title of thesis: Untersuchungen zur molekularen Phylogenie von Spermatozopsis similis Preisig et Melkonian, 1984 (Chlorophyceae). First Referee: Prof. Dr. M. Melkonian. Second Referee: Prof. Dr. J. Willenbrink.
Director General and Chief Executive Officer at HCEMM Kft. Szeged (since Dec. 01, 2020)
10.1992 – 11.1993 Visitor at the European Molecularbiological Laboratory (EMBL) in Heidelberg
01.1994 – 12.1995 Assistant Research Officer at the Institute for Marine Biosciences in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada (National Research Council of Canada)
01.1996 – 12.1998 Associate Research Officer at the Institute for Marine Biosciences (National Research Council of Canada)
01.1997 – 01.2001 Project Manager: Canadian Bioinformatics Resource (CBR-RBC)
05.1997 – 01.2001 continuing Research Officer at IMB/NRC
01.1999 – 01.2001 Senior Research Officer (SRO) at the Institute for Marine Biosciences (National Research Council of Canada)
16.07.1999 – 01.2001 Senior Research Officer (SRO) 50% and Manager (MG2) 50% at the Institute for Marine Biosciences (National Research Council of Canada)
02.2001 – 08.2014 tenured Full Professor at the University of Calgary, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
01.2005 – 12.2010 iCORE/Sun Microsystems Research Chair on Applied Bioinformatics
08.2005 – 01.2009 Centre Director: Centre for Advanced Technologies and University of Calgary, Faculty of Medicine (16 high-throughput Core Facilities, including DNA Sequencing, Gene Chip Facility, Mass Spectrometry, Advanced Imaging Facilities and Animal Resources)
10.2013 – 11.2020 Chief Scientific Officer, CNA Diagnostics Inc., Calgary, AB, Canada
since 09.2014 Professor for Computational Biotechnology (Universitätsprofessor), Graz University of Technology, Institute of Molecular Biotechnology, AG Computational Biotechnology
07.2015 – 12.2016 Head of Institute, Institute of Molecular Biotechnology, Graz University of Technology
01.2017 – 11.2020 Head of Institute, Institute of Computational Biotechnology, Graz University of Technology
12.2020 – 09.2022 Universitätsprofessor, Graz University of Technology
06.1995 – 06.2002 CIAR associate (Canadian Institute for Advanced Research) Evolutionary Biology Program
Currently none
DG&CEO of the HCEMM Program
International Society for Computational Biology (Lifetime Member)
06.1995 – 06.2002 CIAR associate (Canadian Institute for Advanced Research) Evolutionary Biology Program
since 07.1997 Adjunct Professor, Dalhousie University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Biochemistry
1998 NRC Corporate Outstanding Achievement Award for the Outstanding Contribution to the Canadian Bioinformatics Resource Team
since 06.2002 Fellow der International Faculty, International Graduate School in Bioinformatics and Genome Research, Universität Bielefeld
Computerworld Honors Award 2003
07.2003 – 06.2014 Adjunct Professor at the University of Calgary, Faculty of Science, Department of Computer Science
The Duke’s Choice Award for Coolest Java Applications and Products, awarded at the JavaOne 2003 Conference: Coolest Java 3D Application: University of Calgary’s Visualization CAVE
09.2014 – 10.2019 Adjunct Professor at the University of Calgary, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 739593. HCEMM supported by EU Programme: H2020-EU.4.a. – Teaming of excellent research institutions and low performing RDI regions. Project starting date was 1 April 2017.
