Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Dirk Theile
Scientific Staff
(Molecular Biology Biochemistry Laboratory)
Wissenspfleger
(Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacoepidemiology)
Wissenspfleger
(Cooperation Unit Clinical Pharmacy)
Medical/Professional background
- 2023
Promotion to Adjunct Professor
- 2018
Habilitation for "Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology
- 2015 – 2016
DFG-funded research stay at the City of Hope Medical Center in Duarte, USA
- 2012
Recognition as certified pharmacologist DGPT
- 2011
Baden-Württemberg Certificate for University Didactics
- 2010
Promotion "Significance of drug transporters for chemotherapy resistance in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma".
- since December 2005
in the department
Advanced studies in molecular biology, biochemistry and pharmacology in Heidelberg (diploma)
Basic studies in biology at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (Vordiplom)
Main Areas of Work
Investigation of drug-drug interactions
Development and application of various in vitro assays to clarify pharmacokinetic issues
Significance and regulation of drug transporters as a cause of chemotherapy-resistant tumours
Investigation of pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic relationships at the cellular level
Molecular pharmacology of platinum-containing cytostatic drugs