Prof. Christoph Mueller Vice Dean of Research & Head, Experimental Pathology Institute of Pathology University of Bern Murtenstrasse 31 CH-3010 Bern

Phone: +41 31 632 89 04 Fax: +41 31 381 87 64 e-mail: [email protected]

Current Position Professor (Extraordinarius) for Experimental Pathology, Institute of Pathology, University of Bern, Switzerland

Education/ Degrees 1976 –1980 Studies in Medical Microbiology (University of Bern)

1980-1981 Diploma thesis (Prof. H. Fey; Dept. of Veterinary Bacteriology, University of Bern)

1982-1985 PhD thesis (Supervisor: Prof. M.W. Hess, Dept. of Pathology, University of Bern)

1985-1988 Postdoctoral fellow in the group of Prof. I.L. Weissman, Dept. of Pathology, Stanford University, USA (research topics: T cell development, immunopathologies)

1988-94 Head of the Laboratory for Experimental Immunopathology at the Dept. of Pathology, University of Bern

1992 Habilitation at the Medical Faculty, University of Bern, in Experimental Pathology (Assistant Professor)

1994-2007 Acting Head of the Division of Clinical and Experimental Immunopathology, Dept. of Pathology, University of Bern

1997 Associate Professor (“Titularprofessor’) for Immunopathology (Medical Faculty, University of Bern)

Since2007 Head, Division of Experimental Pathology, Institute of Pathology, University of Bern; Professor (Extraordinarius) for Experimental Pathology

Administrative responsabilities Since 9/2008 Vice Dean of Research, Medical Faculty, University of Bern

Since 2008 President (ex officio), Research Committee, Medical Faculty, University of Bern

Since 2009 Member (Treasurer) Board Committee of the Swiss Society of Allergology and Immunology

Since 2008 President (ex officio), “Kuratorium” Department for Clinical Research, University of Bern Since 2006 External member in faculty search committees at the University of Lausanne and Basel (Medical Faculty)

Since 2009 Deputy Director, Institute of Pathology, University of Bern

Evaluation experience 2009 – present External member of the SNSF evaluation committee for the “ambizione” program

Ad hoc grant reviewer SNF, Oncosuisse, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (D), Volkswagenstiftung (D), Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung, BMBF (D), Wellcome Trust (UK), Broad Medical Research Foundation (USA); Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation (USA), Fondation pour la Recherche Médicale (France), The Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development (NL), Israel Science Foundation (Isr), Canada Chair (CAN) and others.

Ad hoc reviewer for journals Science, J. Clin. Invest., J. Exp. Med, Nature Medicine, J. Immunol., Eur. J. Immunol., Allergy, Gastroenterology, Transplantation, American J. Pathol., J. Pathol and others

Advisory and Evaluation Boards 2003 - 09 Member Advisory Board, Division of Research, Cantonal Hospital St Gallen, Switzerland 2005 - 09 Member evaluation committee; Graduate School in Molecular Life Sciences, Univ. of Bern. Since 4/2009 Member and Vice President, Scientific Advisory Board, Artificial Organs (ArtOrg), Bern. Since 9/2010 Member Programme Committee Certified Advanced Course (CAS) in Research Management (University of Bern)

Awards and Honors 1993 HOECHST Prize (co-winner) Medical Faculty, University of Vienna, Austria 2001 Honl Family Senior Investigator Research Award (Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America) 1999- 2010 Poster prizes of the Swiss Society of Allergology and Immunology awarded to group members (total: 4 prizes) 2003- 04 Scientific President, Swiss Society of Pathology 1995- 2011 Delegate of the Swiss Society of Pathology at the USGEB 2006 Best work in preclinical science (Medical Faculty, Univ. of Bern; awarded to a PhD student in my group) 2006– 08 President, Scientific Board, Swiss IBD Cohort study

Publications (Link to Pubmed)