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Werner Muller

A lot of interesting questions, Best of luck to Vicky and Madgie

My CV

  • Education:

    went to school in Germany

  • Qualifications:

    Did get a Diploma in Biology (german system) like Master in UK and a Dr. rer. nat. (like PhD in UK)

  • Work History:

    Worked in Cologne and Braunsschweig in Germany

  • Current Job:

    Bill Ford Chair of Cellular Immunology at the Faculty of Life Sciences at the University of Manchester

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    I am interested in chronic inflammatory bowel disease. We are working on one small protein called Interleukin-10. If Interleukin-10 is not made, then we would develop a strong inflammatory bowel disease. Luckily this is very rare. It is quite possible that patients suffering from inflammatory bowel disease do have a misbalance of the immune system.

  • My Typical Day:

    A lot of meetings with scientists, reading scientific papers, teaching.

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    I am also coordinating an EU research program called SYSMEDIBD (http://www.sysmedibd.eu). It is about systems medicine of inflammatory bowel disease. The aim of systems medicine is to find the best possible treatment for a patient based on multiple parameters that we can determine using for example modern genome analysis technology.

  • What I'd do with the prize money:

    I like trump card games. Most likely would like to develop such a game related to my research area.

  • My Interview

    • How would you describe yourself in 3 words?

      finding the not-yet-found

      Were you ever in trouble at school?

      falling asleep when sitting in the front

      Who is your favourite singer or band?

      Johnny Marr

      What's your favourite food?

      spagetti with a good sauce

      If you had 3 wishes for yourself what would they be? - be honest!

      working with good students, get the right work balance, discover exciting new things

      Tell us a joke.

      I am german (no humour).

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