Stefan Maas

Program Director
Developmental and Cellular Processes Branch
National Institute of General Medical Sciences
United States of America

Scientist Molecular Biology
Biography

Stefan Maas, Ph.D., is a program director in the Division of Genetics and Developmental Biology, where he manages research grants in the areas of cell death, autophagy and homeostasis. In addition, he directs the NIGMS Medical Scientist Training Program and oversees SBIR/STTR small business grants and postdoctoral fellowships in genetics and developmental biology. Prior to joining NIGMS, Maas was an associate professor of RNA biology with tenure at Lehigh University. He earned a B.S. in biochemistry from the Free University of Berlin and a Ph.D. in molecular and cellular neurobiology from the University of Heidelberg. Maas conducted postdoctoral research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Research Intrest

Cell death, autophagy and homeostasis