| Personal Details | |
| Prof. Dr. Tanja Schwerdtle born 25.2.1975 in Pforzheim |
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| School Education | |
| 9/1981 - 7/1986 | Primary school in Dürrmenz |
| 9/1985 - 6/1994 | Grammar school (Theodor-Heuss), Abitur June 1994 |
| Qualifications and Scientific Career | |
| 10/1994 - 10/1996 | Study of Chemistry, University of Karlsruhe |
| 10/1996 - 11/1999 | Study of Food Chemistry, University of Karlsruhe Diploma in Food Chemistry |
| 10/1999 – 12/2002 | PhD thesis in the team of Prof. Dr. A. Hartwig at the Institute of Food Chemistry and Toxicology, University of Karlsruhe |
| 01/2003 – 03/2004 | Senior Scientist at the Institute of Food Chemistry and Toxicology, University of Karlsruhe |
| 04/2004 – 08/2008 | Senior Scientist (C1) at the Institute of Food Technology and Food Chemistry, TU Berlin |
| 08/2005 – 09/2005, 7/2007 |
Guest Scientist in the team of Dr. G. Dianov at the Medical Research Council Harwell, Oxford/UK |
| 06/2008 | Offer („Ruf“) for a W2-Professorship in Food Chemistry at the University of Bonn (declined) |
| seit 9/2008 | W2-Professorship in Food Chemistry at the University of Münster |
| Fellowships/Awards | |
| 2002 | EEMS Young Scientist Travel Award, verliehen von der European Environmental Mutagen Society |
| 2004 | Young Scientist Award of the German Environmental Mutagen Society (GUM) |
| 2005 | Josef-Schormüller Award of the Society of Food Chemistry (LChG), part of the German Chemical Society (GDCh) |
| 2005 | New Investigator Travel Award of the Environmental Mutagen Society (EMS) |
| 2008 | Kurt-Täufel Young Scientist Award of the Society of Food Chemistry (LChG), part of the German Chemical Society (GDCh) |
| Membership in Scientific Committees |
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| since 2000 | Member of the German Society for Research on DNA Repair (DGDR) since 09/2006 general secretary |
| since 2000 | Member of the German Environmental Mutagen Society (GUM) |
| since 2000 | Member of European Environmental Mutagen Society (EEMS) |
| since 2000 | Member of the Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (GBM) |
| since 2004 | Member of the Society of Food Chemistry (LChG), part of the German Chemical Society (GDCh) |
| since 2006 | Member of the Society for Minerals and Trace Elements (GMS) since 09/2007 Member of the Scientific Committee |
Workgroup Prof. Dr. Tanja Schwerdtle
Corrensstr. 45
48149 Münster
Tel.: +49 251 83-33391
Fax: +49 251 83-33396
tanja.schwerdtle@uni-muenster.de
Corrensstr. 45
48149 Münster
Tel.: +49 251 83-33391
Fax: +49 251 83-33396
tanja.schwerdtle@uni-muenster.de
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