Andreas Pichlmair
specializes in virus-host interactions and their impact on viral pathogenicity. He combines omics-based analyses with hypothesis-driven research. After veterinary studies in Vienna, Austria, he earned his DVM degree at the University of Freiburg, Germany, and a PhD at the Francis Crick Institute, London, where he discovered RIG-I as a sensor for viral triphosphorylated RNA. During his post-doc at CeMM, he investigated protein complexes involving viral RNA and proteins, revealing viral strategies in innate immune system perturbations. Since 2011, he leads his own research group, initially as a Max-Planck fellow and now as an Associate Professor at the Technical University of Munich. He also heads the Mass Spectrometry Core Facility at TUM Klinikum Rechts der Isar since 2021. Andreas Pichlmair has authored over 90 manuscripts and secured grants from DFG, BMBF, EMBO and ERC for his research.
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