Christian now holds the title of Professor of Organelle Biology and Pharmacology which is backdated to his start date with the University of 1 April 2025. Christian holds a 50% contract with Pharmacology and retains a 50% post in the Walther Straub Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) in Munich.
Christian's research is focussed on intracellular/endolysosomal ion channels as novel targets for disease therapy (in particular ion channels in lysosomes and endosomes), with several ongoing established industry collaborations. Of particular interest is the physiology and pathophysiology of several diseases associated with lysosomal dysfunction such as metabolic and neurodegenerative diseases/ lysosomal storage disorders.
Christian is leading on the development of Pharmacology’s Centre for Organelle Drug Discovery (CODD)