Peter Düwell studied Pharmacy at LMU Munich and completed his PhD in Immunology at the Department of Clinical Pharmacology, LMU Munich, investigating innate immune receptors in chronic inflammatory diseases and cancer. After postdoctoral and senior leadership positions in Munich and research stays at UMass Chan Medical School (USA), he obtained his Habilitation (Venia Legendi, assistant professorship) in Experimental Medicine in 2017. Since 2018, he is Principal Investigator & Translational Research lead for Cardiovascular Immunology at the Institute of Innate Immunity, University Hospital Bonn. His research focuses on innate immunity, immune metabolism, and metaflammation in cardiometabolic diseases. In 2019, he co-founded the clinical-stage biotech company Beren Therapeutics leading translational and biomarker-driven development programs.
Mountaineering,endurance sports, technology, and travel.
Since 2018
Principal Investigator & Translational Research Lead – Cardiovascular Immunology
Institute of Innate Immunity & Metabolism, University Hospital Bonn
2014–2018
Senior Scientist & Lab Head – Cancer Immunotherapy
Division of Clinical Pharmacology, University Hospital Munich
2017
Habilitation (Venia Legendi / Assistant Professorship), Experimental Medicine
LMU Munich
2019
Co‑founder & Vice President Strategy & Biology
Beren Therapeutics P.B.C.
2014–2018
Senior Scientist & Lab Head – Cancer Immunotherapy
Division of Clinical Pharmacology, University Hospital Munich
2009–2014
Scientist – Cancer Vaccine Discovery
Division of Clinical Pharmacology, University Hospital Munich
2008–2020(recurring visits)
Visiting Scientist – Translational Immunology
UMass Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA
2011
PhD (Dr. rer. biol. hum.), Experimental Medicine — summa cum laude
Department of Clinical Pharmacology, LMU Munich
2006
Pharmaceutical State Examination (Licensed Pharmacist)
LMU Munich
2020
Else Kröner-Fresenius-Stiftung Key Project Award – New Approaches towards Research, Diagnosis and Therapy
2018
4th Annual Medical Imaging & Bioengineering Lecture Award
2012
Munich University Society Promotion Award for the Best Doctoral Thesis
2011
Hugo-Wilhelm-von-Ziemssen Award for an Outstanding Research Publication
