Helmholtz Munich

Principal Investigator Helmholtz Pioneer Campus

Forschungsbereich

Nico Battich begann seine wissenschaftliche Laufbahn in Schottland, wo er im Jahr 2010 einen hervorragenden Abschluss in Molekular- und Zellbiologie an der Universität Glasgow erwarb. Anschließend promovierte er in Systembiologie an der Universität Zürich. Er erhielt Postdoktorandenstipendien des Schweizerischen Nationalfonds und des Human Frontier Science Program, um am Hubrecht-Institut in den Niederlanden zu forschen. Seit August 2022 ist er Gruppenleiter am Helmholtz Pioneer Campus in München, wo er sich mit der Systembiologie der Stammzelldifferenzierung befasst.

Professional Background

Seit 2022

Principal Investigator Helmholtz Pioneer Campus, Helmholtz Munich

2016 - 2021

Postdoctoral Fellow at the Hubrecht Institute, Utrecht, NL

2010 - 2016

Ph.D. Researcher at the Institute of Molecular Life Sciences, University of Zurich

2008 - 2009

Master Student at Astra Zeneca, Dept. of Molecular Toxicology, Macclesfield, UK

2008

Internship at the Institute for Atomic and Molecular Physics (AMOLF), Amsterdam

2007

Internship at the Sainsbury Laboratory, John Innes Centre, Norwich, UK

Equipped with 0.5 million euros, Nico and his team are embarking on a groundbreaking study to understand the intricate patterns of gene expression variation that control embryonic development and cellular response to stress.

Honors and Awards

2021
ERC Starting Grant, EU
2019
EMBO workshop on Single Cell Biology Poster Prize, Japan
2017
Human Frontier Science Program Postdoctoral Fellowship
2017
SNSF Early Mobility Postdoctoral Fellowship, Switzerland
2016
Annual Prize of the Faculty of Science for Best Doctoral Thesis, University of Zurich, Switzerland
2013
EMBO Poster Prize, 5th EMBO meeting, Amsterdam, NL
2013
SystemsX Day Poster Prize, Bern, Switzerland
2010
Class Prize Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Glasgow, UK
2009
Sainsbury Studentship of the Gatsby Foundation, UK
2007
Lorimer Bursary, University of Glasgow, UK
2007
Gatsby Work-Placement Bursary, Gatsby Foundation, UK
2007
Dobbie Smith Prize for Plant Science, Univ. of Glasgow, UK

Dr. Nicolas Battich