Newly Appointed Professors
Excellent scientists research and teach at the TUM School of Life Sciences, and new colleagues join them every year. In short video portraits, the newly appointed professors introduce themselves and their research focus.
You are newly appointed at the TUM School of Life Sciences? Here you will find all the important information and contact persons to help you get started.
Prof. Dr. Michaela Eder
- Wood Science and Functionalization
- since November 2024
- Departments Life Science Engineering
Prof. Dr. Alexander Bartelt
- Translational Nutritional Medicine
- since October 2024
- Department Molecular Life Sciences
Prof. Dr. Barbara Stecher-Letsch
- Intestinal Microbiome
- since October 2024
- Department Molecular Life Sciences
Prof. Dr. Richard L. Peters
- Tree Growth and Wood Physiology
- since September 2024
- Department Life Science Systems
Prof. Dr. Hristo Svilenov
- Biopharmaceutical Technology
- since September 2024
- Department Life Science Engineering
Prof. Dr. Katharina Scherf
Prof. Dr. Katharina Scherf | Food Biopolymer Systems
- Food Biopolymer Systems
- since April 2024
- Department Molecular Life Sciences
Prof. Dr. Nadia Kamal
Prof. Dr. Nadia Kamal | Computational Plant Biology
- Computational Plant Biology
- since February 2024
- Department Molecular Life Sciences
Prof. Dr. Cornelius Senf
Prof. Dr. Cornelius Senf | Earth Observation for Ecosystem Management EN
- Earth Observation for Ecosystem Management
- since February 2024
- Department Life Science Systems
Prof. Dr. Markus List
Prof. Dr. Markus List | Data Science in Systems Biology (English)
- Data Science in Systems Biology
- since December 2023
- Department Molecular Life Sciences
Prof. Dr. Melanie Schirmer
- Translational Microbiome Data Integration
- since October 2023
- Department Molecular Life Sciences
Prof. Dr. Ute Weisz
Prof. Dr. Ute Weisz | Plant Proteins and Nutrition
- Plant Proteins and Nutrition
- since October 2023
- Department Life Science Engineering
Prof. Dr. Livia Cabernard
Prof. Dr. Livia Cabernard | Sustainability Assessment of Food and Agricultural Systems
- Sustainability Assessment of Food and Agricultural Systems
- since September 2023
- Department Life Science Systems
Prof. Dr. Antonella Di Pizio
Prof. Dr. Antonella Di Pizio | Chemoinformatics and Protein Modelling
- Chemoinformatics and Protein Modelling
- since Juli 2023
- Department Molecular Life Sciences
Prof. Dr. Michael Schloter
Prof. Dr. Michael Schloter | Umweltmikrobiologie
- Environmental Microbiology
- since June 2023
- Department Life Science Systems
Prof. Dr. Corinna Dawid
Prof. Dr. Corinna Dawid | Functional Phytometabolomics
- Functional Phytometabolomics
- since April 2023
- Department Molecular Life Sciences
Prof. Dr. Mutez Ali Ahmed
- Root-Soil Interaction
- since February 2023
- Department Molecular Life Sciences
Prof. Dr. Friederike Ebner
- Infection Pathogenesis
- since January 2023
- Department Molecular Life Sciences
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Petra Först
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Petra Först | Food Process Engineering
- Food Process Engineering | since October 2022
- Department Life Science Engineering
Prof. Dr. Mohsen Zare
Prof. Dr. Mohsen Zare | Soil Biophysics and Environmental Systems
- Soil Biophysics and Environmental Systems
- since September 2022
- Department Life Science Systems
Prof. Dr. Stephen Schrettl
- Functional Materials for Food Packaging
- since June 2022
- Department Life Science Engineering
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Marius Henkel
- Cellular Agriculture
- since September 2022
- Department Life Science Engineering
Prof. Ph.D. Julijana Gjorgjieva
Prof. Julijana Gjorgjieva | Computational Neuroscience
- Computational Neuroscience
- since April 2022
- Department Molecular Life Sciences
Prof. Dr. Julia Steinhoff-Wagner
Prof. Dr. Julia Steinhoff-Wagner | Tierernährung und Metabolismus
- Animal Nutrition and Metabolism
- since April 2022
- Department Molecular Life Sciences
Prof. Dr. Li Deng
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- Prevention of Microbial Diseases
- since March 2022
- Department Molecular Life Sciences
Prof. Dr. Mathias Wilhelm
Prof. Dr. Mathias Wilhelm | Computational Mass Spectrometry
- Computational Mass Spectrometry
- since March 2021
- Department Molecular Life Sciences
Prof. Dr. Senthold Asseng
Prof. Dr. Senthold Asseng | Digital Agriculture
- Digital Agriculture | since December 2020
- Department Life Science Engineering
Prof. Dr. Monika Egerer
Prof. Dr. Monika Egerer | Urbane Produktive Ökosysteme
- Urban Productive Ecosystems | since Oct. 2020
- Department Life Science Systems
Prof. Dr. Kang Yu
Prof. Dr. Kang Yu | Precision Agriculture
- Precision Agriculture | since June 2020
- Department Life Science Engineering
Prof. Dr. Peter Annighöfer
Prof. Dr. Peter Annighöfer | Wald- und Agroforstsysteme
- Forest and Agroforest Systems | since April 2020
- Department Life Science Systems
Prof. Dr. Patrick Bienert
Prof. Dr. Patrick Bienert | Crop Physiology
- Crop Physiology | since April 2020
- Department Molecular Life Sciences
