Christoph Dehio

Professor of Molecular Microbiology at Biozentrum, University of Basel, and Director of the NCCR AntiResist

Christoph Dehio earned his Diploma in Biology (1989) and PhD in Genetics (1992) from the University of Cologne, Germany. He conducted postdoctoral research at the Institut Pasteur in Paris (1993–1995) and subsequently led a research group at the Max Planck Institute for Biology in Tübingen (1995–2000). Since 2000, he has been Professor of Molecular Microbiology at the Biozentrum, University of Basel, Switzerland. He served as president of the National Research Program Antimicrobial Resistance (NRP72) from 2016 to 2019 and currently directs the National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) Antiresist: New Approaches to Combat Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria (2020–2032). His research focuses on developing in vitro models that mimic in-patient conditions as innovative platforms for antibiotic discovery and development.