Dr. Silke Riegger
Senior Scientist
Silke studied Applied Chemistry at the University of Reutlingen and Kettering University in Flint, MI, USA, with a specialization in Bioanalytics and Imaging. In 2017, she was awarded a PhD Scholarship by the Peter and Traudl Engelhorn Foundation and began her doctoral research at the University of Stuttgart and the Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology (IGB). Her PhD thesis centered on the generation and characterization of biogenic azide-modified extracellular matrix as click-chemically crosslinkable biomaterial. She successfully defended her dissertation in March 2021, earning the distinction summa cum laude.
In January 2020, Silke joined the µOrganoLab as a postdoctoral fellow and project leader. Later that year, in September 2020, she transitioned to the Faculty of Medicine at the Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen, taking on the role of head of the 3R-Center for In Vitro Models and Alternatives to Animal Testing Business Unit. In December 2023, she completed the "Science Communication and Media Competence" certificate program at the University of Tübingen. Since August 2024, Silke has been coordinating the 3R-Network Baden-Württemberg as the head of its Business Unit.
Outside of her professional pursuits, Silke enjoys skiing, equestrian sports, hiking, and spending quality time with her friends, family, and her dog and life companion, Milka.
Publications
A. Moruzzi, T. Shroff, S. Keller, P. Loskill, M. Cipriano
Training the Next Generation of Researchers in the Organ-on-Chip Field
Educ. Sci, 2023, 13, 144, https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci13020144