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Tino Pleiner obtained his Ph.D. in Molecular Biology from the University of Göttingen, Germany. His graduate work, under the guidance of Dirk Görlich at the Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences, involved the development of techniques to engineer alpaca-derived nanobodies as precision tools in structural cellular biology. Notably, he developed anti-IgG secondary nanobodies to replace conventional animal-derived antibodies, earning him the 'Animal Welfare Research Prize' from the German government. Following this, he joined the lab of Rebecca Voorhees at the California Institute of Technology as a postdoctoral researcher to explore membrane protein biogenesis and assembly within the human endoplasmic reticulum (ER). His research, supported by the Caltech Ross fellowship and the German Research Foundation, led to significant advancements in understanding the structure and regulation of membrane protein complexes. Tino's lab focuses on studying pathways related to protein homeostasis, particularly membrane proteins, and developing tools to investigate protein failure in disease conditions. He actively mentors students from underrepresented backgrounds as part of Stanford's Generation Mentorship program.
Stanford University • Stanford, CA
Leading research in the Department of Molecular Cellular Physiology.
The Computer Science department emphasizes research potential. GRE General is currently optional but recommended for some tracks.