Background
Christen, Stephan was born on January 26, 1963 in Berne, Switzerland. Son of Rose-Toby and Hans Christen.
Christen, Stephan was born on January 26, 1963 in Berne, Switzerland. Son of Rose-Toby and Hans Christen.
Matura, Wirtschaftsgymnasium Kirchenfeld, Bern, 1983. Master of Science, University Berne, 1989. Habilitation, University Berne, 2003.
Doctor of Philosophy, University Sydney, 1994.
Postgraduate researcher Heart Research Institute, Sydney, 1990—1993. Postdoctoral fellow University California, Berkeley, 1994—1996, assistant biochemist, 1996—1997, visiting assistant professor San Francisco, since 2008. Senior scientist University Berne, 1998—2001, lecturer, senior lecturer, docent, since 2008, associate professor, since 2008.
Member of Society Neurosci., Swiss Society Neurosci., American Society Microbiology, European Society Free Radical Research (committee member since 2007), Swiss Biochemical Society, Society Free Radicals Biology & Medicine, International Society Free Radical Research.
Married Leah Witton, December 7, 1997 (divorced October 2008). Children: Isabella, Maximilian.