Lab head
Prof. Irmgard Förster, Univ.-Prof. Dr. rer.nat.
26.07.1961, German, female, 1 Child, W3 Professor
Immunology and Environment
Life and Medical Sciences (LIMES) Institute of the University of Bonn
e-mail: irmgard.foerster@uni-bonn.de
Research Expertise
Prof. Förster has special expertise in the functional characterization of macrophages and dendritic cells using conditional gene targeting techniques. She is interested in cell migration and immune regulation in barrier organs, and has profound experience with mouse models of atopic dermatitis, inflammatory bowel disease and bacterial infection.
| Institution and Location | Major | Degree/Year |
|---|---|---|
| University of Cologne | Genetics | Habilitation, 1997 |
| University of Cologne, Prof. Rajewsky | Genetics | PhD, 1988 |
| University of Marburg, Prof. Schwick & Prof. Hartmann | Human Biology | Diploma, 1985 |
| Year | Position | Institution |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 - present | W3 Professor of Immunology | LIMES Institute, University of Bonn |
| 2004 - 2012 | Laboratory Head of Moledcular Immunology | IUF Leibniz Institute for Environmental Medicine at the Univ. of Düsseldorf, Germany |
| 2004 - 2012 | C3 Professor of Molecular Immunology | Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf |
| 1998 - 2004 | C3 Professor of Mucosal Immunology/Head of the Volkswagen Foundation Research Group | Institute for Medical Mircobiology, Immunology and Hygiene and the second Medical Clinic, Technical University of Munich |
| 1993- 1997 | Group Leader | Institute for Genetics, University of Cologne |
| 1990 - 1993 | Postdoctoral Research Fellow | University of California, San Francisco, USA |
| 1988 - 1990 | Postdoctoral Research Fellow | Institute for Genetics, University of Cologne
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| since 2021 | Vice Rector for Equal Opportunities and Diversity of the University of Bonn |
| 2018-2020 | Faculty Board Member, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Bonn |
| 2018-2020 | Speaker, ‘Bonner Forum Biomedizin’ |
| since 2016 | Member of the Scientific Committee of the Helmholtz-Zentrum für Infektionsforschung (HZI) |
| since 2016 | Member of the DFG Immunology Committee |
| since 2015 | Steering Committee Member, Cluster of Excellence “ImmunoSensation/ ImmunoSensation2”, University of Bonn |
| 2013-2021 | Leader of the „Women in Science“ program of the Life and Medical Sciences (LIMES) Institute, University of Bonn |
| since 2013 | Member of the Editorial Board of the EuropeanJournal of Immunology |
| since 06/2012 | Leibniz Chair of the IUF Leibniz Institute for Environmental Medicine at the Univ. of Düsseldorf, Germany |
| since 2002 | "Fachimmunologin" of the DGFI |
| 1994 | Bennigsen Foerder Prize, Ministry of Science and Research of North Rhine-Westphalia |
| 1991 - 1992 | Research grant from DFG |
| 1985 - 1988 | Research Scholarship from the Fritz Thyssen Stiftung |
| 1988 | Awarded Summa cum laude for thesis titled "Studies on the characterization of Ly1-B-cell population" |