The University Hospital

Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Birgit Schittek

Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Birgit Schittek

Working Group Leader

Head of the Experimental Dermatology working group, University Dermatology Clinic Tübingen

Contact

Phone number: +49 7071 29-80832

Fax number: +49 7071-295187

E-mail address: birgit.schittek@uni-tuebingen.de

Clinic / Institute / Center

  • 10/1981 – 05/1988
    Studies in biology, Universities of Bielefeld and Cologne, Diploma, supervisor: Prof. Dr. K. Rajewsky
  • 1988 - 1992
    Dr. rer. nat. (Ph.D): Immunology, University of Cologne, supervisor: Prof. Dr. K. Rajewsky
  • 1992 - 1993
    Postdoctoral research fellow in the laboratory of Prof. Dr. Klaus Rajewsky at the University of Cologne, Institute for Genetics, Department of Immunology
  • 1993 - 1995
    Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the laboratory of Prof. Dr. Günther Hämmerling/ Prof. Dr. Bernd Arnold at the Department of Tumour Immunology, German Cancer Research Centre, Heidelberg, Germany
  • Since 1995
    Head of the Molecular and Cellular Biology Laboratories at the Department of Dermatology, Division of Dermatooncology, University of Tübingen, Germany
  • 1995 - 2001
    Scientific Assistant at the Department of Dermatology, Division of Dermatooncology, University of Tübingen, Germany
  • 2002
    Habilitation: Molecular Medicine, University of Tübingen, mentor: Prof. Dr. C. Garbe
  • 2002
    Senior faculty position (Academic Counselor)
  • 2007
    Academic Senior Councillor
  • Since 2007
    Associate (APL) Professor at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Tübingen
  • 2015
    Academic Director (Academic Director)
  • 2006: Heinz-Maurer-Research-Award for Dermatological Research
  • 2010: Dermatooncology Research Award of the German Dermatological Research Foundation (ADF)
  • 2024: Teaching Award in Molecular Medicine, Medical Faculty of University of Tübingen
  • 2025: Journal Disease Models and Mechanisms (DMM) Outstanding Paper Prize 2024
  • Module coordinator for the module Molecular Biology I and II, Molecular Medicine