Markus List

Prof. Dr. Markus List is a Professor of Data Science in Systems Biology at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), affiliated with the TUM School of Life Sciences. His research focuses on integrating data science with systems biology to understand gene regulatory mechanisms across genomic levels. He leads the Big Data in Biomedicine group and has held roles including Group Leader at the Chair of Experimental Bioinformatics (2018–2023) and PostDoc at the Max Planck Institute for Informatics (2015–2018).

Educational Background:

• BSc and MSc in Bioinformatics from Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen (2005–2011)
• PhD in Molecular Oncology from University of Southern Denmark (2011–2015)

Research Interests: Prof. List’s work bridges biology, medicine, and informatics using machine learning and data integration. Key areas include:

• Systems Biology of gene regulation in cancer
• Epigenetic data analysis
• Computational methods for biomedical big data

Awards & Recognition:

• Research Prize of the Hamburg Cancer Society (2023)
• TUM Teaching Award (2023)
• TUM School of Life Sciences Supervisory Award (2022)

Labs & Teams: Leads the DaisyBio group, focusing on experimental and computational bioinformatics. Collaborates with interdisciplinary teams in bioinformatics and systems medicine.