Prof. Dr. Markus Künzler
Prof. Dr. Markus Künzler
Lecturer at the Department of Biology
Additional information
Research area
Molecular Defense Mechanisms of Fungi against Competitors, Parasites and Predators
| since 2018 |
Adjunct Professor of Mycology at the Institute of Microbiology, ETH Zürich, Switzerland |
| 2004 - 2018 |
Senior Research Scientist (tenured position) and Subgroupleader at the Institute of Microbiology, ETH Zürich, Switzerland, with Prof. Markus Aebi |
| 2001-2004 |
Oberassistant (non-tenured position) at the Institute of Microbiology, ETH Zürich, Switzerland, with Prof. Markus Aebi |
| 1997-2001 |
Postdoctoral Research Fellow and Subgroupleader at the Biochemie-Zentrum Heidelberg (BZH), Ruprecht-Karls Universität, Heidelberg, Germany, with Prof. Eduard C. Hurt |
| 1994-1997 |
Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of California at Berkeley, USA, with Prof. Jeremy Thorner |
| 1989-1994 |
PhD Student at the Institute of Microbiology, ETH Zürich, Switzerland, with Prof. Ralf Hütter and PD Gerhard H. Braus |
| 1984-1989 |
Student of Natural Sciences at ETH Zürich, Switzerland |
Honours
| Year | Distinction |
|---|---|
| 1999 | SNSF Postdoctoral Fellowship |
| 1997 | HFSPO Postdoctoral Fellowship |
| 1994 | EMBO Long-Term Postdoctoral Fellowship |
| 1989 | Silver Medal of ETH Zürich for Diploma Thesis |
Additional information
ORCID 0000-0003-1275-0629
Course Catalogue
Spring Semester 2025
| Number | Unit |
|---|---|
| 551-0128-00L | Fundamentals of Biology I |
| 551-0334-00L | Molecular Defense Mechanisms of Fungi |
| 551-1109-00L | Seminars in Microbiology |
| 551-1130-00L | Selected Topics in Mycology |