Jan-Michael Peters

Jan-Michael Peters is a leading academic affiliated with the Research Institute of Molecular Pathology (IMP), Vienna, Austria. He has held pivotal roles including Scientific Director (2013–present), Scientific Deputy Director (2011–2012), and Senior Scientist (2002–2010). His academic journey includes a Ph.D. in Cell Biology (1991) from the University of Heidelberg and postdoctoral work at Harvard Medical School and the German Cancer Research Center.

• 1985: Prediploma in Biology, University of Kiel
• 1988: Diploma in Biology, University of Heidelberg
• 1991: Ph.D. in Cell Biology, University of Heidelberg

His research focuses on cell cycle regulation, chromosome biology, mitosis, and ubiquitin-dependent proteolysis, contributing to developmental biology and molecular mechanisms.

Notable scientific accolades include the Wittgenstein Prize (2011), EMBO Young Investigator Award (2001), and Mendel Lecture (2008). He has been a member of the Austrian Academy of Sciences since 2012.