Dr Lina Herhaus
Lina Herhaus is an accomplished scientist specializing in biochemistry, cell signaling, and immune research. Since October 2024, she has lead the "Immune Signaling" group at the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research(HZI), funded by the MICROSTAR Program, and has served as a W1 Professor at Hannover Medical School (MHH). Previously, she led the Immune Signaling Group at Goethe University Frankfurt (2020 - 2024), advancing the understanding of immune pathways and molecular mechanisms.
Lina’s research career reflects her passion for exploring complex cellular processes. From 2019 to 2020, she worked as a staff scientist at the Frankfurt Cancer Institute, specializing in cellular and biochemical analysis. Before that, she received an EMBO Long-Term Fellowship and performed her Postdoctoral work in Prof. Ivan Dikic’s lab at the Institute for Biochemistry II, Frankfurt (2015 - 2019), where she deepened her expertise in protein signaling and autophagy.
Lina earned her PhD in Biochemistry and Cell Signaling in 2014 at the MRC in Dundee under Dr. Gopal Sapkota, exploring intricate molecular pathways. She holds a double degree in Molecular Biology and Applied Biology (first-class honors, 2010) from Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg, Germany, and the University of Dundee. Her early career included a research stay at ECOSUR, Mexico (2006–2007).
Her contributions to science have been widely recognized. In 2024, she received the Signal Transduction Society (STS) Science Award and joined the AIM (Autophagy, Inflammation & Metabolism) Council of International Rising Stars. Earlier, she won the Tim Hunt Prize for Cell Biology (2013) for her innovative advances in basic research.
