Christian Sieben

Prof. Dr. Christian Sieben is the Research Group Leader of the Nanoscale Infection Biology (NIBI) group at the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) in Braunschweig, Germany. With a background in Biology from TU Darmstadt and a PhD in Single-Cell Virology from Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, he pursued postdoctoral work at EPFL in Switzerland, specializing in super-resolution microscopy for virus-cell interactions.

• Education: PhD (Single-Cell Virology, HU Berlin), MSc in Physiology/Cell Biology (TU Darmstadt)

Research Interests span virology, biophysics, and quantitative biology, focusing on nanoscale infection dynamics of respiratory viruses like influenza and hantaviruses. His work integrates advanced fluorescence microscopy, single-molecule analysis, and computational modeling to study viral entry and host cell remodeling.

Recent Publications highlight his expertise in viral receptor organization, sex-specific neuroinflammation, and structural analysis of antiviral mechanisms. He contributes to super-resolution microscopy protocols and collaborates on EU-funded COMBINE-MARV for pandemic preparedness.

Labs & Collaborations: NIBI group at HZI; affiliations with EPFL's Laboratory of Biophysical Chemistry; advisory roles in virology networks.