Prof. Dr. Ana J. García-Sáez

Curriculum Vitae

  • October 2019
    Professor (W3) at the Institute for Genetics, University of Cologne, Germany
  • 2013 - 2019
    Professor (W3) at the Interfaculty Institute for Biochemistry (IFIB), Universität Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
  • since 2010
    Max Planck Research Group Leader and Deutsches Krebsforschungzentrum (DKFZ) Junior Group Leader. Bioquant, Heidelberg, Germany
  • 2005 - 2009
    Post-doc at the BioTec, TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
  • 2000 - 2005
    PhD at the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Valencia, Spain

Awards and honors

  • 2020  Henriette Herz-Scout of the Alexander von Humboldt foundation
  • 2018  European Research Council (ERC) Consolidator Grant
  • 2017  EMBO Young Investigator Award
  • 2012    European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant
  • 2009  Max Planck Society Postdoctoral Fellowship
  • 2007  Marie Curie Intra-European Fellowship
  • 2005  FEBS Short-term Fellowship
  • 2001  Doctoral fellowship, Spanish Ministry of Education and Culture

Research Areas & Fields of Interest

  • Cell Death & Biophysics, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Biochemistry & Advanced Microscopy
  • Membrane organization, apoptosis regulation, Bcl-2 proteins, membrane dynamics, biophysics, single molecule techniques