Klemens J. Hertel
Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
School of Medicine, University of California, Irvine
Med Sci B233
Irvine, CA 92697-4025
(949) 824-2127
Education
1983-1986 Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO, USA, Bachelor of Art, Biology (6/86)
1987-1988 Albert-Ludwig-Universität, Freiburg, Germany, Chemistry, Vordiplom Physikalische Chemie (7/88)
1988-1993 University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA, Doctor of Philosophy, (12/93), Biochemistry
Research and Professional Experience
1985-1986 Undergraduate research with Professor Nathan Bower, Department of Chemistry, Colorado College, Colorado Springs
1986-1987 Paraprofessional, Department of Chemistry, Colorado College, Colorado Springs
1988-1993 Graduate student with Professor Olke C. Uhlenbeck, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Colorado, Boulder
1994-1999 Postdoctoral Fellow with Professor Tom Maniatis, Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge
1999-2007 Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, School of Medicine, University of California, Irvine
2008-2009 Gastprofessor, Institut für Informatik, Lehrstuhl für Bioinformatik, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Germany
2007-2011 Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, School of Medicine, University of California, Irvine
2011-present Professor, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, School of Medicine, University of California, Irvine
2012-present Associate Dean for Graduate Studies, School of Medicine, University of California, Irvine
Teaching Experience
1986-1987 Paraprofessional – laboratory in chemistry and biochemistry; Department of Chemistry, Colorado College, Colorado Springs
1988-1989 Teaching assistant – laboratory in organic chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Colorado, Boulder
2001-present Regulation of Gene Expression, Structure and Biosynthesis of Nucleic Acids, and Special Topics courses for graduate students, University of California, Irvine
2002-2006 Medical Microbiology laboratory course, University of California, Irvine
Professional Societies
RNA Society
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology