Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Carsten WernerPerson
Person
- Chair of Biofunctional Polymer Materials- Full Professor
- Clusters of Excellence PoL: Physics of Life- Associate member
Affiliations
Research interests
Carsten Werner is Professor for Biofunctional Polymer Materials at TU Dresden and Scientific Director of the Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden (IPF), Germany.
The Werner Lab investigates the structural basis of functional living matter from a materials science perspective, develops new concepts for bio-inspired polymer materials, and paves the way for the translation of biomaterial-based technologies in medicine.
Career
After receiving a diploma in chemistry (University of Würzburg) and a doctoral degree in physical chemistry (TU Dresden) in 1999, he established a biomaterials program at IPF and held an Adjunct Professorship at the Institute of Biomaterials of the University of Toronto, Canada (2000-2018).
Since 2008 he is a full professor at the Faculty of Chemistry and the Center of Regenerative Therapies, since 2019 he is also member of the Cluster of Excellence Physics of Life and the Else Kröner Fresenius Center for Digital Health at TU Dresden.
Carsten Werner is elected member of the German National Academy of Science and Engineering (acatech) and elected scientific member of the Leibniz Association. His research has been recognized with several awards, including the MaterialVital Award of the German Federal Ministry of Science and Education, and resulted in several patented technologies and spin-off companies.
External positions
Director, Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden
2008 → …
Founder, Max Bergmann Center of Biomaterials Dresden
2002 → …
Identification Numbers
| ORCID | 
0000-0003-0189-3448, external link |
|---|---|
| Scopus author ID | 7201754207 |