Edward A. Lemke - Curriculum Vitae#
Education & Scientific Degrees
- 2002 - 2005 PhD (Dr. rer. nat.) Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Göttingen, Department Membrane Biophysics, and University of Göttingen, Germany
- 1997 - 2001 Diploma, Technical University of Berlin, Germany
- 1999 - 2001 Master of Science, University of Oklahoma, USA
Academic Career
- 2024 Spokesperson for Mainz, Carl Zeiss Stiftung Center for Synthetic Genomics (together with U Heidelberg and KIT 12 Mio/6 years)
- 2023 Spokesperson, Coordinated Research Center 1551 on Polymer Concepts in Cellular function (https://www.sfb1551.com
, coordinating > 35 PI labs, budget ~3 Mio EUR/year)
- 2019 Cofunder and Consultant Araxa Biosciences GmbH (since 2021 Veraxa Biotech GmbH, https://www.veraxa.com
)
- 2019 Spokesperson, Priority Program 2191 on Molecular Mechanisms of Functional Phase separation (https://www.spp2191.com
coordinating > 30 PI labs, budget ~2 Mio EUR/year)
- 2018 Professor JGU Mainz (W3), Faculty of Biology and joint appointed with Department of Chemistry, Mainz, Germany
- 2018 Adjunct Director IMB, Mainz, Germany
- 2018 - 2021 Visiting Group Leader EMBL, Heidelberg, Germany
- 2009 - 2017 Independent Group Leader at EMBL Heidelberg, Germany, Structural & Computational Biology Unit and Cell Biology & Biophysics Unit
- 2005 - 2008 Joint Research Associate (Postdoctorate), Department of Chemistry and Department of Molecular Biology at the Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA
Commission of Trust and Academic Leadership
- 2024/04 Elected DFG Fachkollegium member (Molecular life science selection panel)
- 2024 ERC Synergy grant (Step 1 remote panel member)
- 2023 ERC COG LS9 panel member
- 2023/10 Senator of Rhein Main Universities (elected)
- 2023/01 Senator of JGU (elected into the highest governing body of the JGU)
- 2021 - 2023 Elected Chair (since 2023 Council member), IDP Subgroup, Biophysical Society Meeting (virtual, Boston, USA)
- 2020 MPG Junior Group leader selection panel
- 2019 - MPGC Steering committee
- 2019 - 2022 FET open Monitor (Horizon 2020)
- 2019 & 2020 Atip avenir panel member
- 2018 - diverse JGU Professorhsip hirings committees
- 2013 Carl Zeiss foundation PhD evaluation panel
- 2009 - 2021 EMBL Faculty hiring committee
Conference organization
- 2023 Main Organizer Gutenberg Workshop on Multivalent interactions
- 2022 Co-Organizer EMBO 2022 Chemical Biology
- 2022 Main Organizer EMBO/EMBL 2022 Cellular mechanisms driven by phase separation
- 2022 Elected Chair, IDP Subgroup Biophysical Society Meeting (virtual, Boston, USA)
- 2018 Co-Organizer EMBO 2022 Chemical Biology
- 2018 Main Organizer EMBO/EMBL 2018 Cellular mechanisms driven by Liquid phase separation
- 2015 Main organizer EMBO Advanced fluorescence spectros-/microscopy practical course
- 2013 & 2014 Organizer Graduate College, Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes
- 2012 Co-organizer European P-CUBE Advanced workshop on Protein Engineering
- 2011 Co-organizer EMBO Chemical Biology practical course
Editorial and reviewing activities
- 2019 Associate Editor, Journal of Molecular Biology (Elsevier)
- 2016 Editorial Advisory Board member, Cell Chemical Biology
