Dr. Nikolai Klymiuk

Associate Professor

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Biography

Nikolai Klymiuk is an Associate Professor specializing in cardiovascular translation and large animal models. His research focuses on optimizing the translational potential of animal models through thorough design, efficient generation, and comprehensive characterization. He applies state-of-the-art intervention technologies to the extensive use of large animal models in preclinical research, with a particular emphasis on pig models of monogenic diseases and xenotransplantation. Klymiuk studied Biochemistry at the University of Vienna, Austria, and furthered his training at the Chair of Molecular Animal Breeding and Biotechnology at LMU Munich. In 2018, he assumed the position of Head of the Institute of Farm Animal Genetics at the Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut in Mariensee/Hannover. He joined the Cardiovascular Research Clinic at TUM in 2019. Klymiuk has received several accolades for his research, including the Publication Award from the European Society of Toxicologic Pathology in 2017 and the Walther Baier Research Award in 2014. His work has been published in leading scientific journals, with notable studies addressing advancements in gene editing and xeno-transplantation.

Research Interests

Experience

Associate Professor

— Present

Cardiovascular Research Clinic • Munich, Germany

Focus on cardiovascular research and large animal models.

Head

— Present

Institute of Farm Animal Genetics, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut • Mariensee/Hannover, Germany

Led research in farm animal genetics.

Postdoctoral Researcher

— Present

Chair of Molecular Animal Breeding Biotechnology, LMU Munich • Munich, Germany

Conducted research in animal breeding and biotechnology.

Awards

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Publication Award

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Walther Baier Research Award

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Felix-Jerusalem-Award

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Christiane Herzog Research Scholarship

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Postdoctoral Scholarship