Franziska Hoffgaard

Franziska Hoffgaard is an experienced bioinformatics professional with a career spanning over a decade in both academic and industry settings. Currently serving as Associate Director of Bioinformatics at Immatics since October 2014, previous roles include Senior Bioinformatics Scientist and Bioinformatics Scientist. Prior to Immatics, Franziska held a postdoctoral position at TU Dortmund University from September 2011 to August 2014, where expertise was applied in software design, code optimization, and solvation property investigations. Franziska completed a PhD at TU Darmstadt from February 2008 to August 2011, focusing on molecular properties and simulations. The educational foundation includes a Diploma in Bioinformatics from The Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg, awarded in 2008, and an Abitur from Wilhelm-Ostwald-Gymnasium Leipzig in 1999.