Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research
Petra Dersch has held various positions throughout their career. Petra began as a Research Assistant at Freie Universität Berlin in 1998 and held this role until 2002. Petra then worked as a Junior Research Group Leader at Robert Koch Institut Berlin from 2003 to 2005. From 2005 to 2008, Petra was a Prof. Dr. at TU Braunschweig. In 2008, they became the Head of the Department of Molecular Infection Biology at Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research. Most recently, Petra has been serving as the Director of the Institute for Infectiology at Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster since 2019.
Petra Dersch pursued their education in the field of microbiology and infection research. From 1995 to 1998, they attended Tufts University as a postdoctoral fellow. Prior to that, they studied biology at the Max Planck Institut for Terrestrial Microbiology from 1992 to 1995.
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Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research
At the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, scientists investigate the mechanisms of infectious diseases and their defence. We systematically develop the results of basic research towards medical application. The scientific questions we work on include: What makes bacteria or viruses pathogens? Why are some people particularly sensitive, while others are resistant to infections? How can we intervene in infection processes? How do we transfer our findings to human applications? To clarify such questions, we are studying pathogens that are medically relevant or that can be used as models for research into infections. Understanding these mechanisms will help to combat infectious diseases with new drugs and vaccines. Imprint: <https://www.helmholtz-hzi.de/de/impressum>