Dr. Christian Schultheis

Responsible for overseeing and guiding strategic activities for successful development of programs in CNS indications, incl. lead of interdisciplinary teams, set-up and conduct of academic cooperations and (clinical) studies

Lead of interdisciplinary teams for the (early) clinical drug development; Design and implementation of biomarker strategies, set-up and conduct of academic cooperations and translational/non-clinical studies

Design of biomarker strategies for clinical development and translational medicine, set-up/conduct of academic cooperations and non-clinical studies

Master of Business Administration Thesis “Health Technology Assessment and Reimbursement of Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products - Current Hurdles and Possible Solutions” Beta Gamma Sigma Nominee (Top 20% of class)

Development of (translational) pharmacogenomic strategies for non-clinical and clinical drug development, design of clinical trials/development strategy, leading genomics lab

Development of pharmacogenomic strategy for non-clinical and clinical drug development, design of clinical trials/development strategy, leading a genomics lab

Optogenetic analysis of synaptic vesicle homeostasis and functional characterization of neural networks

Optogenetic and genetic characterization of neural networks in Caenorhabditis elegans

Study of techniques for the specific genetic manipulation and characterization of Caenorhabditis elegans

Functional and pharmacological characterization of the ABC transporters MRP-1 and MDR-1 using electrophysiological techniques

Investigation of functional mechanisms of the cell cycle and related proteins in Xenopus oocytes and cell culture

Development and optimization of cleaning agents for industrial applications and on-site launch

Master thesis on “Health Technology Assessment and Reimbursement of Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products - Current Hurdles and Possible Solutions”

Imaging, Forward/Reverse Genetics, Optogenetics, (Fluorescent) Microscopy PhD thesis on “Modification, Implementation and Application of Optogenetic Tools in Caenorhabditis elegans” (Summa Cum Laude)

Neurobiology, Biochemistry, Cell biology, Biophysics Diploma thesis on “Enhancing Cell Specificity and Surface Expression of Channelrhodopsin-2 and Halorhodopsin in Excitable Cells of Caenorhabditis elegans” (Summa Cum Laude)