Driven by curiosity. Driving changeBiography
Professor Kaminski Schierle leads the Molecular Neuroscience group in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology at the University of Cambridge. Her research investigates the mechanisms behind neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS).
Gabriele obtained a Swiss diploma (MSc equivalent) in Biology from l’Université de Fribourg in 1996 and her PhD in Medicine from the University of Lund, Sweden in 1999.
She joined the University of Cambridge in 2001 and is a Fellow of Robinson College, Cambridge.
Research interests
- Neurodegenerative disease
- High-resolution imaging
- Fluorescence lifetime imaging
- Microelectrode arrays
Professor Kaminski Schierle’s group investigates molecules and mechanisms causing brain cells to die in a wide variety of neurodegenerative diseases with cutting-edge tools ranging from atomic force and super resolution microscopy to microfluidics and multi-electrode arrays.
Awards and achievements
- Fellow – Robinson College, Cambridge
- Winner – Sosei Heptares Prize for Biophysics 2026
- Senior Fellow – Higher Education Academy
- Marie Curie Fellowship
- Wellcome Trust Fellowship
Teaching and supervision
Professor Kaminski Schierle teaches and supervises across undergraduate and postgraduate levels. She is the director of the MPhil in Biotechnology programme.
Professor Gabriele Kaminski Schierle
Professor of Molecular Biology
Molecular Neuroscience research group leader