Curriculum vitae
Prof. Dr. rer. nat., PhD Brandau, Sven
- Date of Birth: 17 January 1964
- Place of birth: Hamburg, Germany
- Work address: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Experimental and Translational Research,
University Medicine Essen
Hufelandstrasse 55, 45122 Essen, Germany - Tel.: +49 (0) 201 723-3193
- Fax: +49 (0) 201 723-5196
- E-mail: sven.brandau@uk-essen.de
- Current position: Associate Professor (apl), Head of the Experimental and Translational Research Division
- ORCID-ID: 0000-0002-2702-4163
Research Expertise and Area:
- Immunologic tumor-host interaction
- Cancer Immunotherapy
- Neutrophils and myeloid-derived suppressor cells in malignant and non-malignant disease
- Immunobiology of mesenchymal stromal cells
University Training and degree
- 1985-1992: Study of Biology at the University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany and California State University Los Angeles, Los Angeles, USA
Advanced academic qualifications
- 1992: Diploma thesis in biology, Lectin-binding antigens on hemocytes of Mytilus edulis, University of Hamburg (Prof. L. Renwrantz)
- 1996: PhD thesis, Synthesis and subcellular localization of heat shock proteins in Leishmania, University of Hamburg (PD Dr. J. Clos)
- 2003: Habilitation in Immunology and Cell Biology, The immunological mechanism of BCG immunotherapy of bladder cancer, University of Lübeck (Prof. S. Bulfone-Paus)
- 2008: Habilitation transfer in Immunology at the Medical Faculty, University of Duisburg-Essen
- 2009 – present: Associate Professor (apl.), Medical Faculty, University of Duisburg-Essen
Postgraduate professional career
- 1993 – 1996: PhD student, Bernhard-Nocht-Institute for Tropical Medicine, Hamburg
- 1996 – 1999: Postdoc, Division of Cellular Immunology, Research Center Borstel
- 2000 – 2002: Senior Scientist and principal investigator, Division of Immunotherapy, Research Center Borstel
- 2003 – 2007: Head of the Division of Immunotherapy, Research Center Borstel, Leibniz Center for Medicine and Biosciences
- 2007 – present: Head of the Research Division, Department of ORL, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen
Awards and scientific/academic leadership:
- 2000: Maximilian-Nitze-Award of the German Society for Urology (Co-Awardee with A. Böhle)
- 2002: Award of the British Association of Urological Surgeons
- 2002: Avanti Award of the International Society for Cancer Gene Therapy
- 2011: Research Prize of the Oncology working group of the German Society of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery
- Since 2011: Chairperson, BIOME, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Medical Faculty, University of Duisburg-Essen
- 2014 – 2018: Chairman and Speaker, EU-COST Action, Mye-EUNITER
- 2014 – 2019: Local Coordinator, DKTK, School of Oncology, Partner Site Essen/Düsseldorf
- 2021: University of Duisburg-Essen Diversity Award, category “leadership”
- Since 2021: Chair and Speaker, EU-COST Action, Mye-InfoBank
- Since 2021: Coordinator and Speaker: UMESciA (University Medicine Essen Medical Scientist Academy) – Else Kröner Medical Scientist Kolleg
Editorial Boards (selected):
- Journal of Leukocyte Biology, Innate Immunity, Cancer Immunology Immunotherapy, Cancer Communications