Dr Nirmal Robinson

Dr Nirmal Robinson received his Ph.D in 2007 from the University of Bonn, Germany before conducting his postdoctoral research at the National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa. During this time, he deciphered the role of type-I interferons in regulating necroptotic cell death. He received the DFG-CECAD Fellowship in 2012 and joined as an independent Group Leader at the CECAD Research Centre at the University of Cologne. His research interests lie in understanding the molecular mechanisms that link metabolism and cellular stress responses in cancer and inflammation. Since the beginning of 2018 he is leading the Cellular Stress and Immune Signalling Lab at the Centre for Cancer Biology, University of South Australia. He also holds an adjunct position with The Adelaide University and publishes extensively in influential journals and is regularly invited to present nationally and internationally. He actively contributes as a peer reviewer to a number of journals, international grants and serves on the editorial board of Cell Death and Disease.

Qualifications

• Doctor of Philosophy Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms Universitat

• Master of Pharmacy The Tamil Nadu Dr M. G. R. Medical University

• Bachelor of Pharmacy The Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University

Work history

Since 01/2018                 Group Leader, Cellular Stress and Immune Response Laboratory, Centre for Cancer Biology, University of South Australia, Adelaide Australia.

11/2011 – 12/2017          Group Leader, Cellular Metabolism, and Immunity, CECAD Research Center, University of Cologne, Germany

08/2008 – 10/2011         Postdoctoral Scientist, National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, Canada

05/2007 – 08/2008         Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute for Medical Microbiology and Immunology University of Cologne, Germany.