Michael Brunner

Professor Michael Brunner is affiliated with the Biochemistry Center at Heidelberg University, where he has served as a Full Professor (W3) since 2008. His career includes prior roles at LMU Munich (1992–2000) and leadership positions such as Managing Director of the BZH (2019–present) and Dean of the Bachelor Biochemistry Program (2011–2014).

• 1984: Diploma in Biology, University of Heidelberg
• 1989: PhD (summa cum laude), University of Heidelberg
• 1998: Habilitation, Physiological Chemistry, LMU Munich

Michael Brunner's research focuses on circadian clock mechanisms, transcriptional regulation, and signal transduction in Neurospora crassa. His work explores protein phosphorylation dynamics, nucleo-cytoplasmic shuttling, and ATP-dependent regulatory processes in clock systems. Recent studies highlight zinc chelation inhibition of metalloproteases and MYC/MIZ1-dependent gene repression.

His publications reveal trends in circadian biology, gene expression dynamics, and protease inhibition, with interdisciplinary applications in biochemistry and cell signaling.

Scientific Awards
• Leopoldina membership (2018)
• Heidelberg Molecular Life Science Award (2012)
• EMBO membership (2004)
• EMBO fellowship (1990–1991)
• DAAD fellowship (1989–1990)

Michael Brunner has supervised numerous PhD and postdoctoral researchers, though specific advisee names are not listed here. His laboratory is part of the Biochemistry Center (BZH) at Heidelberg University, contributing to collaborative projects such as the ICGC MMML-Seq initiative.