Stefan Schoenfelder, PhD profile page

Stefan studied molecular biology at the University of Heidelberg in Germany, where he also did his PhD in the lab of Renato Paro. After completing his PhD, Stefan joined Peter Fraser’s lab at the Babraham Institute in Cambridge UK to study how the three-dimensional organisation of the mammalian genome governs its function. Among the major contributions they have made, they were the first to show that co-regulated genes cluster in 3D at specialised sub-nuclear compartments, and to develop genome-scale technology to capture the interactions between arguably the two most important gene control elements in the human genome, enhancers and promoters. In 2020, he co-founded the biotech spin-out Enhanc3D Genomics to translate his findings from basic research into applications that could directly improve human health. Today, he splits his time between his roles as chief scientific adviser at Enhanc3D Genomics and as lead of his academic research programme at the Babraham Institute.