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Dr. Carsten Magnus is a Lecturer at the Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering (D-BSSE) at ETH Zurich, Switzerland, with affiliations to the Computational Evolution group in Basel since 2015. His work bridges mathematics and theoretical biology to explore HIV dynamics, antibody neutralization, and viral evolution.
Education includes a Mathematics degree from Münster, Germany, followed by a PhD in Theoretical Biology at ETH Zurich (2007–2010) under Roland Regoes. He conducted postdoctoral research at ETH Zurich, Oxford (with Angela McLean), and Zurich (with Alexandra Trkola), supported by Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF) and Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) grants.
His research interests focus on HIV-1 antibody interactions, phylodynamic modeling, and mathematical frameworks for viral entry and immune escape. He extends phylodynamic tools to study within-host HIV diversification and applies stoichiometric analysis to quantify neutralization thresholds.
Article trends highlight computational approaches to viral evolution (HIV, Zika, influenza), antibody efficacy, and host adaptation. Key themes include phylodynamics, immunology, mathematical biology, and bioinformatics with subfields like HIV transmission, BEAST software, and antiviral kinetics.
Scientific awards include the Flash poster award for innovative science communication using pop culture references (e.g., Minions characters) in virology education. He actively mentors and collaborates on master’s/PhD projects, emphasizing interdisciplinary research.
Laboratory: Computational Evolution group at D-BSSE, Basel, Switzerland, where he develops models for HIV dynamics and phylodynamic inference tools.
