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Dr. Knut Finstermeier

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Head of Bioinformatics at Max Planck Unit for the Science of Pathogens
📍 Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Dr. Knut Finstermeier is the Head of Bioinformatics at the Max Planck Unit for the Science of Pathogens, where he works with CRISPR pioneer Emmanuelle Charpentier. He has deep expertise in Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) and computational biology, with a Ph. D. from the Max-Planck Research School and a focus on medical research and pathogen science.

He is fascinated by how biological systems work, an interest that has guided his career from evolutionary anthropology and ancient DNA research to his current focus on pathogens. His past work also includes studying primate evolution and analyzing B- and T-cell receptors, showcasing a broad scientific curiosity.

As a former graphic artist at the Max-Planck-Institute, he created artwork for scientific publications and presentations using Photoshop and Cinema4D.

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Experience
15 Years
Current Role
Head of Bioinformatics
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
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Next-Generation Sequencing
He has been working with NGS since its early days, has set up an NGS laboratory, and uses it to analyze large datasets for medical and pathogen research.
CRISPR/Cas9 Research
He currently works in the research unit of Emmanuelle Charpentier, a key discoverer of the CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing tool, focusing on the science of pathogens.
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Career

Work history

12-2018
Head of Bioinformatics
Max Planck Unit for the Science of Pathogens
6-2017 - 12-2018
Computational Biologist
Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology
8-2013 - 2-2017
Senior Computational Biologist
Adaptive Biotechnologies Corp.
7-2010 - 7-2013
Senior Research Scientist
Leipzig University
4-2010 - 6-2010
Postdoctoral Researcher
Max-Planck-Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
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Education
2007 - 2010
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
International Max-Planck Research School of Human Origin
2000 - 2006
Master’s Degree
Leipzig University
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