Prof., Dr., Dr. Rer. Nat., Elisabetta Ada Cavalcanti-Adam
Position: Professor and Chair of “Cellular Biomechanics”
Email: elisabetta.cavalcanti-adam@uni-bayreuth.de
Phone: +49 6221 486 433
Scientific Career
2023 - present W3 Professor and Chair “Cellular Biomechanics” (tenured position), University of Bayreuth
2017 - 2023 Head of the Cellular Biotechnology Facility and Dept. Group Leader (tenured position), Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, Heidelberg
2016 Habilitation in Physical Chemistry, University of Heidelberg
2013 - 2017 Head of Cell Biology Facility, Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, Stuttgart
2011 - 2016 Dept. Group leader, Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, Stuttgart
2006 - 2011 Project leader, Max Planck Institute for Metals Research
2005 - 2006 Postdoctoral researcher, Dept. Biophysical Chemistry, University of Heidelberg
2005 PhD in Biology, University of Heidelberg
2001 Master of Science in Biology, Dept. Biochemistry, University of Pennsylvania, USA
1995 Doctor Medical Dentistry, Università degli Studi di Bari, Italy
Honors and Awards
2021- present Fellow, Max Planck School Matter to Life
2014 Award by the Scientific Committee of the 10th International BMP Conference “for innovative and creative contribution to the BMP field”
2013 “Outstanding Paper Award”, ASME NanoEngineering for Medicine and Biology (NEMB)
2008 UNESCO-L’Orèal Prize “for women in science”
2008 - 2010 Fellowship, Christiane-Nüsslein-Volhard Foundation
2003 - 2006 Marie Curie Intraeuropean Fellowship FP-6 Mobility European Commission
2002 - 2003 Fellowship, Faculty of Medicine, University of Heidelberg
2001 1st Prize clinical and basic science, Middle Atlantic Society of Orthodontics (MASO)
2001 “Kress Research Award”, MASO and NSO
2000 University Award OCA University of Penn
2000 “Graduate Student Award”, University of Pennsylvania
1998 - 2000 Mobility Fellowship, Italian Ministry of Education
1996 Award “Lina Marinaccio” (Ordine dei Medici Italiani)