Team member CV

Michael Heneka, MD

Alumnus

Michael Heneka Lab

Bio Summary

Prof. Heneka is involved in basic science and translational research with focus on neurodegeneration and neuroinflammation. His major disease of interest and research topics include Alzheimer disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, septic encephalopathy and multiple sclerosis. In clinical neurology, Prof. Heneka holds special expertise in neurodegenerative and autoimmune CNS disorders.

Academic appointments

2022-present

Director of the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine

2016-2021

Director Department for Neurodegenerative Diseases / Neurologyat the University Hostpital Bonn

2008-2016

Full Professor (W3) for Clinical Neurosciences, University of Bonn

2004-2008

Full Professor (C3) for Molecular Neurology, University of Münster

2004

Senior Clinical Fellow in Neurology, University of Bonn

1999-2003

Resident in Neurology, University of Bonn

1996-1999

Resident in Neurology, University of Tübingen

1992-1996

Predoctoral research fellow in the Dept. of Pharmacology, University of Cologne

Education

2003

Professorial qualification (Habilitation), Neurology, University of Bonn

2002

Specialty qualification, Neurology, University of Bonn

1996

MD, University of Tübingen

Honors / Awards

2013

Hans und Ilse Breuer Award for Alzheimer Research

2011

Christa Lorenz Award for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research

Academic laboratory addresses

Institute of Innate Immunity

University of Bonn, Venusberg Campus 1, 53127 Bonn, Germany

michael.heneka@ukbonn.de

www.iiibonn.de

Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine

2, avenue de l'Université, L-4365 Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg

michael.heneka@uni.lu

wwwfr.uni.lu/lcsb