Jan-Bernd Hövener

Jan-Bernd Hövener is a Professor at Kiel University (CAU) and Principal Investigator of project 10 in the Medical Faculty. He leads the Section Biomedical Imaging and serves as Head of the Molecular Imaging North Competence Center (MOIN CC). His research focuses span MRI, hyperpolarization techniques, biomedical imaging, and preclinical imaging.

• Education: Doctorate in natural sciences (Dr. rer. nat.)

His work integrates interdisciplinary approaches through platforms like MOIN CC and participates in collaborative projects addressing bacterial evolution during chronic inflammation and ancestral state restorative therapy. Research Focus: Development of advanced imaging technologies with applications in molecular and biomedical research.

Scientific Awards:

• Emmy-Noether Research Group Grant

Hövener collaborates across institutions including University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein (UKSH), Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology, and Universität zu Lübeck. His projects are funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG).