Sigrid Diether
Research Manager
Business address
Institute of Ophthalmic Research
Centre for Ophthalmology,
University of Tübingen
Elfriede-Aulhorn-Strasse 7
D-72076 Tübingen,
Germany
Phone: +49 (0)7071 29-84018
E-mail: sigrid.diether@uni-tuebingen.de
Academic Education
| 2000 | Dr. rer.nat. (Ph.D. of. nat. sciences), Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen |
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| 1995 | Diploma in biology, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen |
| 1988 | German High School Diploma at the Quenstedt-Gymnasium in Mössingen |
Professional Experience
| 2006 - today | Univ. Clinic Tübingen, Inst. for Ophthalmic Research, RMU Research Management Vision Research / ophthalmology |
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| 2006 | Carl Zeiss Surgical GmbH, Oberkochen Stipendiary Optics (intraoperative refractive measurements) |
| 2003 - 2004 | Univ. Clinic Tübingen, Section of Neurobiology of the Eye Postdoctoral position (funded by the Novartis Pharma AG, Basel) Myopia research |
| 2001 - 2002 | UC Berkeley, School of Optometry Postdoctoral position Myopia research |
| 2001 | Univ. Clinic Tübingen, Section of Neurobiology of the Eye Scientific employee Myopia research |
| 1995 - 2000 | University Clinic Tübingen, Section of Neurobiology of the Eye Doctoral candidate Myopia research |
| 1994 - 1995 | Univ. Clinic Tübingen, Dept. of Experimental Ophthalmology Diploma candidate Myopia research |
Management Experience
Horizon2020
European Training Network transMed (H2020-MSCA-ITN-2017-765441)
"Educating the next generation of scientists in translational medicine: Focus on eye diseases"
http://www.transmed-itn.euCollaborative Project Soraprazan (H2020-SC1-2017-779317; clinical research on regenerative medicine)
"Soraprazan - a new regenerative therapy for Stargardt's disease"
http://projekte.uak-swm.de/soraprazan/European Training Network MyFUN (H2020-MSCA-ITN-2015-675137)
"Myopia: Fundamental understanding needed"
http://www.eye-tuebingen.de/projectarchive/itn-myfun.eu/European Training Network switchBoard (H2020-MSCA-ITN-2015-674901)
"In the Eye of the Observer: Visual Processing at the Heart of the Retina"
http://www.eye-tuebingen.de/projectarchive/etn-switchboard.eu/- Collaborative Project EYE-RISK (Grant Agreement number 634479, Personalised Health Care)
"Exploring the combined role of genetic and non-genetic factors for developing Age-Related Macular Degeneration: A systems level analysis of disease subgroups, risk factors, and pathways"
http://www.eyerisk.eu
EC 7th Framework Programme (FP7)
- Collaborative Project DRUGSFORD (HEALTH-F2-2012-304963)
"Preclinical development of drugs and drug delivery technology for the treatment of inherited photoreceptor degeneration"
http://www.eye-tuebingen.de/projectarchive/drugsford.eu/ - Initial Training Network OpAL (PITN-GA-2010-264605)
"Optical and adaptational limits of vision"
http://www.eye-tuebingen.de/projectarchive/itn-opal/ - Initial Training Network Edu-GLIA (PITN-GA-2009-237956)
"Innovative techniques and models to study glia-neuron interactions"
http://www.eye-tuebingen.de/projectarchive/eduglia/ - Coordination Action EuroVisionNet (HEALTH-F2-2008-200641)
"Visual impairment and degeneration: A roadmap for vision research within Europe" - Collaborative Project OtoStem (HEALTH-2013-F4-603029)
"Human stem cell applications for the treatment of hearing loss"
http://www.otostem.org - Initial Training Network NeuroGut (PITN-GA-2013-607652)
"European Training in Neural Regulation of Intestinal Function"
http://www.eye-tuebingen.de/projectarchive/neurogut.eu/
EC 6th Framework Programme (FP6)
- Research Training Network My Europia (MRTN-CT-2006-034021)
"European training in myopia research" - Research Training Network CavNet (MRTN-CT-2006-035367)
"L-type calcium channels in health and disease" - MC Host Fellowship for Early Stage Research Training NeuroTrain (MEST-CT-2005-020235)
"Training and understanding neurodegenerative diseases" - MC Host Fellowship for Early Stage Research Training PERACT (MEST-CT-2004-504321)
"Perception and action in space" - Research Training Network RETNET (MRTN-CT-2003-504003)
"European retinal research training network"
Publications
- Diether S, Schaeffel F, Wheeler-Schilling TH (2009). My Europia - Structured European Education for Ambitious Young Researchers in Myopia Research. Ophthalmology Times Europe, 2009, Vol 5, 8
- Diether S, Schaeffel F, Lambrou GN, Fritsch C, Trendelenburg AU (2007). Effects of intravitreally and intraperitoneally injected atropine on two types of experimental myopia in chicken. Experimental Eye Research 84(2):266-74. doi: 10.1016/j.exer.2006.09.019
- Bertrand E, Fritsch C, Diether S, Lambrou G, Müller D, Schaeffel F, Schindler P, Schmid KL, van Oostrum J, Voshol H (2006). Identification of apolipoprotein A-I as a "STOP" signal for myopia. Molecular & Cellular Proteomics 5(11):2158-66. doi: 10.1074/mcp.M600073-MCP200
- Diether S, Wildsoet CF (2005). Stimulus requirements for the decoding of myopic and hyperopic defocus under single and competing defocus conditions in the chicken. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science 46(7):2242-2252. doi: 10.1167/iovs.04-1200
- Diether S, Gekeler F, Schaeffel F (2001). Changes in contrast sensitivity induced by defocus and their possible relations to emmetropization in the chicken. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science 42(12):3072-3079.
- Diether S, Schaeffel F (1999). Long-term changes in retinal contrast sensitivity in chicks from frosted occluders and drugs: relations to myopia? Vision Research 39(15):2499-2510. doi: 10.1016/s0042-6989(99)00005-x
- Schaeffel F, Diether S (1999). The growing eye: an autofocus system that works on very poor images. Vision Research 39(9):1585-1589. doi: 10.1016/s0042-6989(98)00304-6
- Feldkaemper M, Diether S, Kleine G, Schaeffel F (1999). Interactions of spatial and luminance information in the retina of chickens during myopia development. Experimental Eye Research 68(1):105-115. doi: 10.1006/exer.1998.0590.
- Diether S, Schaeffel F (1997). Local changes in eye growth induced by imposed local refractive error despite active accommodation. Vision Research 37(6):659-668. doi: 10.1016/s0042-6989(96)00224-6