Director of the ISCI pluripotent stem cell laboratory
Course Director OPH661 Laboratory Course, MVSIO MSc Program
Member of the C-Change Research and Development Domain Committee
Member of the Steering Committee of the Human Genetics and Genomics (HGG) Graduate Program
Member of the Information Resource Committee
Member of the Director Interdisciplinary Stem Cell Institute (ISCI) advisory board
Biography
Dr. Kurtenbach has studied Biochemistry at the Ruhr-University in Bochum, Germany, where he also graduated in Biology as part of the International Max Plank Research Program. Following a post-doctoral period at York University in Toronto, Canada, he completed his postdoc at the Harbour Ocular Cancer Laboratory withing the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center (SCCC) at the University of Miami, FL. Dr. Kurtenbach transitioned into a faculty position 2021, where he continues his research on ocular cancers and stem cell models.
Education & Training
Education
2011: Ruhr University Bochum
PhD, Biology and Biotechnology
2007: Ruhr University Bochum
MS, Biochemistry
2005: Ruhr University
BS, Biochemistry
Post Graduate Training
2017: Harbour Ocular Oncology Laboratory, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Post-Doctoral Fellowship
2014: Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience, York University
Post-Doctoral Fellowship
Honors & Awards
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Teaching Interests
Epigenetics, Bioinformatics.
Research Interests
Main research focus of the Kurtenbach lab is finding new treatment angles for uveal melanoma.
Publications
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