Department of Urology Faculty
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Axel Heiser, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Urology Director of Research Department of Urology |
| Education: |
| PhD - Natural Sciences Christian-Albrechts-University, Kiel, Germany 1991 - 1994 |
| Diploma in Biology Center for Biology Department of Zoology Christian-Albrechts-University Kiel, Germany 1984 – 1991 |
Particular Clinical Interests and Skills:
- Immunotherapy of Cancer and Immunosenescence
Postdoctoral Training:
- Postdoctoral Fellow (Johannes Vieweg, M.D.) Duke University Medical Center Department of Surgery Division of Urology Durham, North Carolina
(August 1998 – August 2000) - Postdoctoral Fellow (Derek Hart, M.D. Ph.D.) Christchurch Medical School Christchurch, New Zealand January
(1997 – July 1998) - Postdoctoral Fellow (Martin Krönke, M.D.) Institute for Immunology Christian-Albrechts-University Kiel, Germany
(March 1995 – December 1996) - Postdoctoral Fellow (Wolfgang Müller-Ruchholtz, M.D.) Institute for Immunology Christian-Albrechts-University Kiel, Germany
(August 1994 – February 1995)
Academic Appointments & Achievements
Prior Experience:
- Director of ‘Core Unit Dendritic Cells and Immunotherapy’, Christian-Albrechts-University, Kiel, Germany (2002 – 2006)
- Principal Investigator (at Assistant Research Professor level), Institute for Immunology, Christian-Albrechts-University, Kiel, Germany (2001 – 2006)
- Assistant Research Professor of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, Durham, North Carolina (2000 – 2001)
- Research Associate,Duke University Medical Center, Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, Durham, North Carolina (1998 – 1999)
- Research Associate, Christchurch Medical School, Christchurch, New Zealand (1997 – 1998)
- Research Associate, Institute for Immunology, Christian-Albrechts-University, Kiel, Germany (1994 – 1996)
Awards & Professional Interests::
- German Cancer Aid (Deutsche Krebshilfe), Research Stipend (2001)
- German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft), Research Stipend (1994)
- American Association if Immunologists
- German Society of Immunology
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