CV of Prof. em. Dr. Markus Affolter
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5171-0016 | |
| Nationality: | Swiss | |
| Positions: | ||
| 2005 – 2025 | Ordinarius, Developmental Biology, Biozentrum | |
| 2009 – 2010 | Deputy Director of the Biozentrum | |
| 2000 – 2005 | Assistant Professor, Developmental Biology, Biozentrum | |
| 1993 – 2000 | START-Fellowship (from the Swiss National Science Foundation), Cell Biology, Biozentrum | |
| 1988 – 1992 | Postdoc & Scientific Assistant, Professor Walter J. Gehring's Lab, Cell Biology, Biozentrum | |
| 1983 – 1987 | PhD in Molecular & Cell Biology, Laval University, Québec, Canada | |
| 1982 – 1983 | MSc in Biology, Laval University, Québec, Canada | |
| 1981 – 1982 | BSc in Biology, Laval University, Québec, Canada | |
| Education: | ||
| 1978 – 1980 | University Studies in Biology, ETH, Zürich, Switzerland | |
| 1974 – 1977 | Matura (C), Kantonsschule Aarau, Switzerland | |
| Selected Awards & Honors: | ||
| 1982 | 1-year EUMC Graduate Fellowship | |
| 1983 | Hunter Fellow of the National Cancer Institute of Canada | |
| Selected Memberships: | ||
| Since 2013 | SNSF Member of the National Research Council | |
| 2008 – 2012 | Member of SystemsX Grant "Systems Biology of the Drosophila Wing" | |
| Since 2010 | Editorial Board of "Mechanisms of Development" | |
| Since 2010 | Editorial Board of "Current Opinion in Genetics & Development" | |
| Since 2009 | Editorial Board of "Developmental Biology" | |
| 2004 – 2009 | Member of Network of Excellence of the EU "Cells into Organs" | |
| Since 2008 | Elected Member of Leopoldina National Akademie der Wissenschaften | |
| Since 2008 | Editorial Board of "Development" | |
| 2004 – 2008 | President of the Swiss Society for Cell Biology, Molecular Biology & Genetics, a Member of USGEB | |
| Since 2006 | Editorial Board of "Developmental Dynamics" | |
| 2003 – 2006 | Member of the "Forum Genforschung" | |
| 1999 – 2002 | Principal Investigator of multinational HFSPO Grant | |
| Since 1999 | Elected Member of EMBO | |