Principal Investigator · Medical Retina · Retinal physiology and optogenetic vision restoration
PD Dr. Moritz Lindner is a physician and retinal physiology researcher. His clinical work is focused on medical retina at the University Eye-Hospital, Universitätsklinikum Gießen und Marburg GmbH. He is also Principal Investigator at the Institute for Physiology, University of Marburg.
His academic work centres on retinal physiology, optogenetic approaches for vision restoration, and translational ophthalmology.
| 2023 – present | University Eye-Hospital, Universitätsklinikum Gießen und Marburg GmbH Physician, Focus: Medical Retina |
| 2019 – present | Institute for Physiology, University of Marburg Principal Investigator |
| 2017 – present | Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford Post-Doctoral Researcher |
| 2017 – 2019 | Oxford Eye Hospital Clinical Fellow |
| 2017 – 2019 | St Cross College, University of Oxford Junior Research Fellow |
| 2017 | Institute of Ophthalmology, University College London Honorary Lecturer |
| 2013 – 2017 | Department of Ophthalmology, University of Bonn Post-Doctoral Researcher and Clinical Research Fellow |
| 2007 – 2013 | Institute for Physiology, University of Marburg Ultimately as Post-Doctoral Researcher |
| 2024 | Appointment as Privatdozent |
| 2023 | Habilitation in Physiology – “Optogenetics for vision restoration” |
| 2012 | PhD thesis, Summa Cum Laude – “On the mechanism of TASK channel inhibition by G-Protein coupled receptors” |
| 2012 | Medical Licencing Examination (“Staatsexamen”) |
| Medical Licences | Germany: Full licence to practice (Ärztekammer Hessen) UK: Full registration without active licence (General Medical Council) |
| Animal Experimentation | FELASA Certificate (Function A) |
| Clinical Trials | Certified Trial Physician (“Prüfarzt”) in accordance with ICH-GCP E6 |
| Teaching | Didactics in Medical Sciences (42 units, Medizindidaktik-Netz certified) Teaching Medical Sciences at Oxford (1-day course) |
| Leadership | Personnel Selection and Leadership in Research (2-day course) |
| Scientific Output Metrics | h-Index: 26 |
| Third Party Funding | Approx. 1.1 Mio € total |
| Review Panels (selection) | Swiss National Funds Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), UK Choroideremia Research Foundation, US Graefe’s Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology British Journal of Ophthalmology |
| Leadership Experience | Supervision and co-supervision of five PhD, four MD, and two Bachelor students as well as technical staff, including study nurses, hospital ward staff, and laboratory technicians. |
| Beyond Work | Married, three children Passionate road bike cyclist and runner |