IMB Group Leader Alumni
At IMB, we provide our Group Leaders with a supportive and scientifically stimulating environment to ensure their success. We are especially proud that many of our Junior Group Leader Alumni have been promoted to professorships or obtained other permanent academic positions after their time at IMB, while others have transitioned into leadership positions in industry.
Below you can find information on our Group Leader Alumni in reverse chronological order:

Brian Luke (2014 – Current)
Recruited as Heisenberg/Associate Professor at Mainz University and promoted to IMB Adjunct Director

Petra Beli (2013 – Current)
Recruited as Full Professor at Mainz University and promoted to IMB Adjunct Director

Eva Wolf (at IMB 2013 - 2024)
Position after leaving IMB: Professor, Faculty of Biology, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Falk Butter (at IMB 2013 – 2023)
Position after leaving IMB: Deputy Head of the Institute of Molecular Virology & Cell Biology and Professor, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Greifswald

Stefan Legewie (at IMB 2010 – 2020)
Position after leaving IMB: Full Professor, University of Stuttgart

Jean-Yves Roignant (at IMB 2012 – 2019)
Position after leaving IMB: Associate Professor, University of Lausanne

Natalia Soshnikova (at IMB 2012 – 2019)
Position after leaving IMB: Heisenberg Group Leader, University Medical Center Mainz

Miguel Andrade (at IMB 2014 - 2018)
Position after leaving IMB: Professor, Faculty of Biology, Mainz University

Holger Richly (at IMB 2011 – 2018)
Position after leaving IMB: Head of Cell Based Therapies, Boehringer Ingelheim

George Reid (at IMB 2010 – 2016)
Position after leaving IMB: Senior Director of Drug Discovery, WM Therapeutics