Ivan Dikic, Goethe University Frankfurt (IMAGE) Goethe University Frankfurt Caption Ivan Dikic was trained as a medical doctor in his hometown Zagreb (Croatia) before pursuing a PhD in molecular biology in New York. In 2002, Ivan accepted a professorship at Goethe University and was appointed as director of the Institute of Biochemistry II in 2009. In parallel, he was the founding director of the Buchmann Institute for Molecular Life Sciences (BMLS), where he until today sustains an outstation lab. His research is dedicated to deciphering the molecular mechanisms of cellular signaling pathways, which have a high relevance to human diseases such as cancer, neurodegenerative disorders and inflammation. He was awarded with numerous recognitions, amongst them the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize 2013. Credit Uwe Dettmar Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.