Professor Dr. Simon Schäfer
Assistant Professor
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Biography
Prof. Simon T. Schäfer's research focuses on advancing novel stem cell-based technologies to generate three-dimensional models that recapitulate the structural and functional organization of the human brain. His lab leverages various technologies to push the boundaries of personalized research concerning human-specific brain disorders and to identify strategies that facilitate brain repair. He studied medicine and biomedical sciences in Greifswald and San Diego, receiving his PhD in 2015. Following his doctoral studies, he joined the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, California, as a postdoctoral fellow, advancing research in human-specific brain disorders. He has received the NARSAD Young Investigator Award from the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation for his work and joined the Department of Psychiatry at the Technical University of Munich as an assistant professor for advanced organoid technologies. His lab is part of the newly established Center for Organoid Systems.
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Assistant Professor
2015-01-01 — PresentTechnical University of Munich • Munich, Germany
Focus on advanced organoid technologies for research in human-specific brain disorders.