Martin Hofmann-Apitius
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📍 Germany
Martin Hofmann-Apitius is the Head of Bioinformatics at Fraunhofer SCAI and a Professor at the University of Bonn. He has extensive experience in both academic and industrial research, focusing on molecular biology, functional genomics, and applied bioinformatics. Colleagues describe him as a visionary, forward-thinking, and highly motivated scientific manager.
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33 Years
Current Role
Professor for Applied Life Science Informatics
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Germany
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Priorities
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Neurodegenerative Diseases
His primary research focus is on creating knowledge-based, mechanistic models for diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, and he has initiated multiple related EU projects.
AI in Healthcare
He leads projects using AI to analyze patient data and scientific literature to understand links between viral infections, like COVID-19, and neurodegeneration.
Career
Work history
7-2006
Professor for Applied Life Science Informatics
University of Bonn
2002
Head of the Department of Bioinformatics
Fraunhofer Institute for Algorithms and Scientific Computing (SCAI)
1998 - 2002
Executive Director Functional Genomics
LION bioscience AG
1994 - 1998
Group Leader, Institute of Genetics
Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe
1993 - 1994
PostDoc
German Cancer Research Center
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Education
1988 - 1991
PhD
University of Tübingen
1992 - 1994
Postdoc
DKFZ German Cancer Research Center
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