Philipp Stegen

Biography

Philipp began his studies in Molecular Medicine at the University of Göttingen, where he completed his bachelor’s degree. He conducted his bachelor’s thesis at the Department of Hematology and Oncology under the supervision of Prof. Dieter Kube, investigating lymphocyte metabolism.

He subsequently completed an internship at Lund University in Sweden, studying stress responses in Bacillus subtilis. In 2021, he joined the Infection Biology Unit at the German Primate Center in Göttingen for an internship focused on developing a system for rescuing recombinant herpesviruses.

Philipp then pursued a master’s degree in Biology at the University of Freiburg. For his master’s thesis at the Institute of Virology at the University Medical Center Freiburg, he investigated the immunological response of Jamaican fruit bats following influenza A virus infection, with a particular focus on the neutralizing properties of the humoral immune response.

In 2024, Philipp joined the Boztug Laboratory and contributed to establishing the laboratory in Bonn under the supervision of Prof. Kaan Boztug. He currently works as Lab Manager, overseeing laboratory operations and contributing to the organizational development and strategic planning of laboratory processes.