Prof. Dr. Dominik Grimm
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Prof. Grimm conducts research in the field of bioinformatics and machine learning, focusing on the development of statistical and machine learning methods to better understand complex biological systems, their functioning and biochemical properties. For this purpose, the lab works on methods to detect genotype-phenotype relationships and to extract phenotypic features from imaging data. These methods have applications in genetics, precision medicine, and precision agriculture. An emerging area of research is the development of artificial intelligence to solve problems in life sciences and chemistry without including specific prior knowledge.
Prof. Grimm studied bioinformatics at the Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences (2011), with stays abroad at the University of Cambridge, the European Bioinformatics Institute, UK and the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. He received his PhD from the Max Planck Institute (MPI) for Developmental Biology, the MPI for Intelligent Systems, and the University of Tübingen (2015). After a postdoc at the D-BSSE of ETH Zurich (2016) and a short period in industry, he was appointed as professor of Bioinformatics in 2018. Since September 2023 he is member of the ELLIS Society e.V. (European Laboratory for Learning and Intelligent Systems). Further, in October 2023 he got appointed as director of the HSWT site for sustainable resource use at TUM Campus Straubing.
Employment History & Functions
Since 10/2023 : Director of the HSWT site for sustainable resource use at TUM Campus Straubing
Since 09/2023 : Member of the ELLIS Society e. V. (European Laboratory for Learning and Intelligent Systems)
Since 07/2020 : Founding Member of Synthetic Biology Foundry SynBiofoundry@TUM
Since 09/2019 : Affiliated Professor @ TUM Department of Informatics, Technical University of Munich
03/2018 : Professor for Bioinformatics (W2, tenured)\ University of Applied Sciences Weihenstephan-Triesdorf\ TUM Campus Straubing for Biotechnology and Sustainability
08/2016–02/2018 : Scientist, Bioinformatics\ Exosome Diagnostics GmbH, Martinsried
01/2015–07/2016 : PostDoc, Bioinformatics and Machine Learning\ ETH Zürich, Machine Learning and Computational Biology Lab\
12/2013–12/2014 : Scientific Assistant, Bioinformatics and Machine Learning\ Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen
04/2011–11/2013 : PhD-Student, Bioinformatics and Machine Learning\ Max-Planck-Institute for Intelligent Systems & Max-Planck-Institute for Developmental Biology\ Machine Learning and Computational Biology Research Group, Tübingen
Research Internships
- Bioinformatics\ University of New South Wales, Sydney\ Center for Health Informatics, Australia
- Bioinformatics & Data-Warehouse\ University of Cambridge, U.K.\ FlyMine/InterMine Gruppe, Cambridge, U.K., (in collaboration with the European Bioinformatics Institute)
- Bioinformatics & Data-Warehouse\ European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI)\ Proteomics Services Gruppe, Hinxton, U.K., (in collaboration with the University of Cambridge)
Education
2006–2011 : Student in Bioinformatics at the University of Applied Sciences Weihenstephan-Triesdorf
Additional Appointments & Memberships
- Member of the International Network of Artificial Intelligence for the Life Sciences - AI-LIFE (since Jan. 2025)
- Director of the HSWT site for sustainable resource use at TUM Campus Straubing (since Oct. 2023)
- Member of the ELLIS Society e. V. (European Laboratory for Learning and Intelligent Systems)
- Affiliated Professor @ TUM Department of Informatics, Technical University of Munich (since Sep. 2019)
- Information Officer @ TUM Campus Straubing (https://www.it.tum.de/cioio-gremium/mitglieder/#c10017)
- Member of the Institute Council
Awards, Honors & Scholarships
2024 : TMLR “Featured” Certification Award & TMLR to ICLR 2025 Event Certification
2022 : Supervisory Award, first round at TUM Campus Straubing
2021 : Prize for Excellence in Teaching at TUM Campus Straubing
2020 : Prize for Excellence in Teaching at TUM Campus Straubing
2011–2013 : Max Planck Ph.D. Scholarship
2012 : Oral Presentation Prize (Poster), Awarded for outstanding oral presentation, Ph.D. Symposium 2012,\ International Ph.D. Program in the Biological Sciences.\ Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, Germany.
2009–2010 : InWent Practical Training Semester Abroad. Scholarship for internship in Australia
2008 : Erasmus. Scholarship for internship in U.K.
2001 : SPURT, Second place at the robotics competition SPURT at the University of Rostock, Germany.
2001 : Jugend forscht, Third place in the regional competition, Passau, Germany.