gerri@mpi-cbg.de

+49 351 210-1320

Max Planck Institute of Molecular
Cell Biology and Genetics
- Gerri -

Pfotenhauerstr. 108
01307 Dresden
Germany

Claudia Gerri

Group Leader

Education

2012 – 2017

PhD in Developmental Genetics 
Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research and Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany

2010 – 2012

Master’s Degree of Science (MSc) in Molecular Biology of Cell
University of Milan and University of Brescia, Italy

2007 – 2010

Bachelor’s Degree of Science (BSc) in Biological Sciences
University of Milan, Italy

Scientific Career

From 2022

Group Leader at the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden, Germany
Topic: The fetal-maternal interface across species: from comparative embryology to multicellular systems

2017 – 2021

Postdoctoral Training fellow at The Francis Crick Institute, London, United Kingdom
Adviser: Dr. Kathy Niakan
Topic: Comparative embryology study of the first cell fate decision in human, cow and mouse preimplantation embryos

2018 – 2020

Visiting Scientist at the Royal Veterinary College, London, United Kingdom
Adviser: Prof. Dr. Ali Fouladi-Nashta

2019

Visiting Scientist at the Centre of Reproductive Medicine – UZ Brussels, Belgium
Adviser: Prof. Dr. Hilde Van de Velde

2012 – 2017

Ph.D. in Developmental Genetics at the Max Planck for Heart and Lung Research and Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany
Adviser: Prof. Dr. Didier Stainier
Topic: Hematopoiesis and vascular development in vertebrate embryos

2010 – 2012

MSc intership in Molecular Biology of Cell at the University of Milan and University of Brescia, Italy
Advisers: Prof. Dr. Marco Presta and Prof. Dr. Franco Cotelli
Topic: Study of vascular development in zebrafish embryos

2007 – 2010

BSc in Biological Sciences at the University of Milan
Adviser: Prof. Dr. Saverio Minucci
Topic: Role of the inhibitor of histone demethylase in acute promyelocytic leukemia

Awards

2024

German Stem Cell Network (GSCN) Young Investigator Award - Jena, Germany.

2019

Sammy Lee Medal at Young Embryologist Network (YEN) Conference - London, United Kingdom

2018

Otto Hahn Medal in Biology and Medicine Section of the Max Planck Society - Heidelberg, Germany