CV (Short) 

Emmanuelle Charpentier

 

Scientific and Managing Director 

Acting Head of Administration 

Max Planck Unit for the Science of Pathogens 

Berlin, Germany 

 

Honorary Professor 

Institute for Biology, Humboldt University 

Berlin, Germany 

 

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Faculty Positions

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Since 2021 

​• Scientific and Managing Director, Acting Head of Administration 

Max Planck Unit for the Science of Pathogens (MPUSP), Berlin, Germany 

• Honorary Professor 

Institute for Biology, Humboldt University (HU), Berlin, Germany 

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2018-2021 

• Scientific and Managing Director 

Max Planck Unit for the Science of Pathogens (MPUSP), Berlin, Germany 

• Honorary Professor 

Institute for Biology, Humboldt University (HU), Berlin, Germany 

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2017-2018

• Founding and Acting Scientific and Managing Director 

Max Planck Unit for the Science of Pathogens (MPUSP), Berlin, Germany 

• Honorary Professor 

Institute for Biology, Humboldt University (HU), Berlin, Germany 

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2015-2017

• Scientific Director, Department Head 

Department of Regulation in Infection Biology, Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology (MPIIB), Berlin, Germany 

• Honorary Professor 

Institute for Biology, Humboldt University (HU), Berlin, Germany 

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2013-2015 

• Department Head 

Department of Regulation in Infection Biology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI), Braunschweig, Germany 

• W-3 (Full) Professor and Alexander von Humboldt Professor 

Hannover Medical School (MHH), Hannover, Germany 

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2013-2017 

• Laboratory Head, Visiting Professor

The Laboratory for Molecular Infection Medicine Sweden (MIMS), Umeå Centre for Microbial Research (UCMR), Department of Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Umeå University (UmU), Umeå, Sweden 

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2009-2013 

• Laboratory Head, Associate Professor

The Laboratory for Molecular Infection Medicine Sweden (MIMS), Umeå Centre for Microbial Research (UCMR), Department of Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Umeå University (UmU), Umeå, Sweden 

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2006-2009 

• Laboratory Head, Associate Professor

Max F. Perutz Laboratories (MFPL, now Max Perutz Labs), University of Vienna (UniWien), Vienna, Austria

Department of Microbiology & Immunobiology, University of Vienna (UniWien), Vienna, Austria 

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2002-2005 

• Laboratory Head, Guest Professor and Assistant Professor

Institute of Microbiology & Genetics, University of Vienna (UniWien), Vienna, Austria 

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1993-1995 

• University Teaching Assistant 

University Pierre & Marie Curie (now Sorbonne University), Pasteur Institute, Paris, France 

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Docent Qualifications

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2013 

• Docent (Medical Microbiology) 

Faculty of Medicine, Umeå University (UmU), Umeå, Sweden 

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2006 

• Private Docent (Microbiology, “Habilitation” Dissertation) 

Centre of Molecular Biology, University of Vienna (UniWien), Vienna, Austria

 

 

Post-Doctoral Positions

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1999-2002

• Research Associate

Skirball Institute of Biomolecular Medicine, New York, NY, USA (Richard Novick’s Lab)

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1999

• Research Associate

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA (Elaine Tuomanen’s Lab)

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1997-1999

• Assistant Research Scientist

New York University Medical Center (now NYU Langone Health), New York, NY, USA (Pamela Cowin’s Lab)

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1996-1997

• Post-Doctoral Associate

The Rockefeller University, New York, NY, USA (Elaine Tuomanen’s Lab)

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1996

• Post-Doctoral Associate

Pasteur Institute, Paris, France (Patrice Courvalin’s Lab)

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Undergraduate and Graduate Studies

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1992-1995 

• Ph.D. Degree (Microbiology) 

University Pierre & Marie Curie (now Sorbonne University), Paris, France 

Pasteur Institute, Paris, France (Patrice Courvalin’s Lab) 

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1991-1992

• Master Studies (Biochemistry, Microbiology and Genetics)

University Pierre & Marie Curie (now Sorbonne University), Paris, France Pasteur Institute, Paris, France (Patrice Courvalin’s Lab)

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1986-1991

• Bachelor Studies (Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Microbiology and Genetics)

University Pierre & Marie Curie (now Sorbonne University), Paris, France

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More Information

More information about Emmanuelle is available at <www.emmanuelle-charpentier.org>.