Dr. Erik Müllers

I provide scientific project leadership to drug discovery programmes, working with cross-functional project teams from target identification up to clinical development. Key responsibilities include: - Lead the biology aspects ensuring relevant, robust data is generated - Provide coordination of functions, ensuring appropriate resourcing and timing of activities - Development of internal and external relationships with partners, academic leaders and CROs - Implement drug discovery cascades

Associate Director for the Cell and Molecular Pharmacology (CMP) team in the the Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolism department. - Leading a team of 10 highly skilled scientists and ensure recruitment, training and development - Drive innovation, scientific excellence, and long-term strategic development - Identification and progression of drug targets through to the clinical setting - Serving as expert for PROTACs, application of AI, and advanced cellular imaging

Team Leader for the Cell and Molecular Pharmacology (CMP) team in the the Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolism department. - Leading a team of 8 highly skilled scientists and ensure recruitment, training and development - Drive innovation, scientific excellence, and long-term strategic development - Identification and progression of drug targets through to the clinical setting - Serving as expert for PROTACs, application of AI, and advanced cellular imaging

As an Associate Principle Scientist for In Vitro Imaging in the Heart Failure department I played a key role in driving science and drug discovery projects forward. My main responsibilities were: - Leading pipeline projects progressing existing portfolio and driving novel science - Serving as an expert for novel cell-based models, molecular biology and image-based technology - Managing and developing the high-content imaging platform

I provide scientific and technical support for preclinical drug development projects in different disease areas (respiratory, inflammation and autoimmunity diseases, oncology, cardiovascular and metabolic diseases).

I focus on the DNA-damage network and its interplay with the human cell-cycle - both research fields with big implications on cancer development. I investigate the molecular regulation of cancer cell biology by developing novel microscopy-based techniques, screening assays and flow cytometry applications. An important part of my work includes data analysis and oral/written communication of results, international collaborations, as well as teaching and supervision of MSc and PhD students.

I developed a live-cell microscopy assay and utilized it to study the molecular interactions of Foamy Virus, a retrovirus closely related to HIV and hepatitis, with host cells.

As part of my BSc degree I worked in the department of proteomics at the BIOTEC institute, Dresden for 5 month. Here, I was involved in a project using mass spectrometry to study bone marrow development.

As summer research placement I worked 3 month as a student assistant in the Center of highly Pathogenic Viruses at the Robert Koch institute, Berlin, studying the molecular biology of yellow fever virus.