Martin Werner Berchtold

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Title:                         Prof. PhD, Dr. Scient.

Work Address          Department of Biology, UCPH

                                  Universitertsparken 13, Copenhagen Ø, Denmark

Date of Birth            April 1949

Phone:                     +45 29654930

E-mail:                     mabe@bio.ku.dk

Home page : https://www1.bio.ku.dk/english/staff/?pure=en/persons/36765

Nationality:              Swiss and Danish (double sitizenship) since

                                 2020)

Orcid                        0000-0001-8995-9047

 

EDUCATION

1990                Dr. Scient. Veterany Medicine, Univesity of Zurich                                                 Switzerland                

1979                PhD, Science Faculty, Univesity of Zurich,  

                         Switzerland

1975                Master in Microbiology, Univesity of Zurich,

                        Switzerland

 

SCIENTIFIC FOCUS AREAS

The major research goals are: Expanding our basic knowledge in intracellular signaling with focus on calcium binding proteins and their significance in regulating cell proliferation, cell death and trafficking processes in health and disease.

 

POSITIONS

1997-               Full Professor, Dept. of Biology, UCPH, DK

1995-96           Research Director, Institute of Pharmacology and

                         Biochemistry, University of Zurich

1990-95            Professor of Biochemistry (Titularprofessor),

                         Veterinary Medicine, University of Zurich

1985-90           Research Fellow & Group Head, Cloetta Foundation

1982-84           Postdoc, Dept. of Cell Biology, Baylor College of

                          Medicine, Houston, TX, USA

1980-82           Advanced Young Scientists Fellow Pharmacology

                          and Biochemistry, University of Zurich

 

PUBLIC ACTIVITY, HONORS

2013                 Avarded "Royal Dannebroordens Ridderkors"

2006-09           Ambassador of BioLogue (Knowledge Network on  

                         Biomedical Sciences)

2003-09           Vice Chairman, Danish Biochemical Society

1995                 Jucker Prize for Cancer Research, 13.000 SFr.

1987                 Fellowship Cleotta Foundation Switzrland

1975                 Award for Excellent Master of Science Work,

                         University of Zurich

 

RESEARCRH AND TEACHING LEADERSHIP/MANAGEMENT

2006-09            Member, Ph.D. Committee, Institute of Molecular

                           Biology, University of Copenhagen

2004-07            Member, Biotechnological Coordination Group, 

                           University of Copenhagen

2003-06            Member, Biochemical Study Board, Institute of

                           Molecular Biology, University of Copenhagen

2003-06            Member, Executive Board, Institute of Molecular

                           Biology, University of Copenhagen

2003-04            Chairman, Committee on Molecular Genetics Course

                            University of Copenhagen

 

FUNDING

2022                 Trachsler Foundation (250.000 DKR)

2020-                Candys Fonden (600.000 DKR.)

2015-19            Small Danish private Foundations (700.000 DKR)

2014-17            Danish Heart Foundation (540.000 DKR)

2013-18            FSS (2.500.00 DKK)

until 2013         mostly FNU , FSS, Novo Nordisk, Lundbeck

 

SUPERVISION AND TEACHING

Supervised 14 MSc students, 12 PhD students,

Current teaching: Bioscience; Celll Biology of Biochemists

Mentor for Female Researchers, University of Copenhagen

 

REVIEWER EDITOR, AND GRANT EVALUATION ACTIVITIES

Editorial Board: Int. J. Mol. Sci, Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology

Grant evaluator, e.g. Irish Research Council, Italian Research Council, Swiss National Foundation

Reviewer, e.g. PNAS, JBC, Biochemistry, PLOS 1, BBAMC, Cell Calcium, Tumor Biology, Translational Medicine

 

OUTREACH

DNA Project Leader, Fingerprinting , Heureka National Science

Exhibition, Zürich

Two full page articles in the Swiss newspaper NZZ on scientific discoveries

 

BIBLIOMETRICS (as of May, 2023)

147 papers (Web of Science) 164 (Google Scholar) (citations under Berchtold MW and Berchtold M); first author: 30, senior author 42

H-index: Web of Science: 39, Google Scholar: 43

Citations: Web of Science: 5404: Google scholar: 15816 (including 9552 from an article with over 2000 authors)