Curriculum Vitae

Dr. phil. Andres Hilfiker

Current Position

Group leader and head of working area “Tissue Engineering”

University training and degree

1984

Diploma in Zoology, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland

1978-1984

Studies in Developmental Biology, Genetics and Molecular Biology, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland

 

Advanced academic qualifications

1990

PhD, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland

1984-1990

PhD studies in Genetics, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland

 

Postgraduate professional career

Since 2005

Coordinator and Head of the Tissue Engineering Section, Department of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery/LEBAO, Hannover Medical School, Hannover

2002-2003

Senior Scientist, DevelogenAG, Göttingen

1997-2001

Research fellow and Lab leader, Department of Cardiology & Angiology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover

1992-1996

Postdoctoral fellow, Department of Biology, Emory University, Atlanta GA, USA

1984-1992

Research Assistant, Department of Zoology, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland

 

 

Additional Information

Awards:

Postdoctoral Fellowship from the Swiss National Foundation, 1992-1994
Roche Research Foundation Fellowship, 1991

Reviewer for

Annals of Biomedical Engineering, Annals of Biomedical Engineering, Acta Biomaterialia, Biomaterials, Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Biotechnology Progress, Basic Research in Cardiology, Cardiovascular Research, EJCTS, Expert Review of Medical Devices, Journal of Biomedical Materials Research: Part B - Applied Biomaterials, Journal of Biomechanics, Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Tissue Engineering, Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, Xenotransplantation