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Professor Ribbeck obtained a Bachelor’s degree and PhD in Biology from the University of Heidelberg, Germany. She continued her postdoctoral research at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory in Heidelberg, Germany, as well as in the Department of Systems Biology at Harvard Medical School. In 2007, Katharina Ribbeck established an independent research group as a Bauer Fellow at the FAS Center for Systems Biology at Harvard University. She joined the Department of Biological Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) as an Assistant Professor in 2010. Her research focuses on understanding mucus barriers that exclude or allow the passage of molecules and pathogens, including the mechanisms by which pathogens have evolved to penetrate these barriers. This work aims to provide a theoretical framework capturing the general principles governing the selectivity of mucus and similar biological hydrogels.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology • Cambridge, MA
Joined the Department of Biological Engineering.
FAS Center for Systems Biology, Harvard University • Cambridge, MA
Established an independent research group.