Dr. Sebastian Dango

Dr. Sebastian Dango
Kleperweg 1
37085 Goettingen
Phone +4915170036105
E-mail: [email protected]
EDUCATION
 Since 01/2014Residency, Dept. of General, Visceral and Pediatric Surgery (Prof. Dr.
B. Ghadimi), University Medical Center (UMG), Georg-August-University, Göttingen,
Germany
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01-12/2013 One-Year-Residency, Dept. of General and Visceral Surgery, Center for
Coloproctology (Prof. Dr. R. Hesterberg), Rotes-Kreuz-Krankenhaus Kassel, Kassel,
Germany
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12/2011-12/2012 Residency, Dept. of General and Visceral Surgery (Prof. Dr. B.
Ghadimi), University Medical Center (UMG), Georg-August-University, Göttingen,
Germany
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03-11/2011 Residency in General and Thoracic Surgery (Prof. Dr. B. Passlick),
University Medical Center, Albert-Ludwig-University, Freiburg, Germany
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2009-2011 Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Dept. of Pathology and Dept. of Newborn
Medicine and Epigenetics, Yang Shi Lab (Prof. Dr. Yang Shi), Harvard Medical
School, Boston, USA
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2005-2009 Residency in General and Thoracic Surgery (Prof. Dr. B. Passlick),
University Medical Center, Albert-Ludwig-University, Freiburg, Germany
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2003 Interniship, Dept. of Surgery (Prof. Dr. E. Degiannis), Chris-Hani-Baragwanath
Hospital, Witwatersrand University, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Dec 2005 PhD (Dr. med.), Dept. of Surgery, Section Tumor Biology (Prof. Dr. W.
Mutschler), Ludwigs-Maximilians-University (LMU), Munich, Germany
04/2005 Approbation (M.D.), LMU Munich
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2000-2005 Main Study Period Human Medicine and Health Science, LudwigsMaximilians-University, Munich, Germany and Witwatersrand University,
Johannesburg, South Africa
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1998-2000 Life Sciences and Biochemistry, basic study period, Semmelweis
University, Budapest, Hungary
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1997-1998 Compulsory Community Service, Dept. of Traumatology (Prof. Dr. Lob),
University Medical Center, Ludwigs-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany
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1995-1996 Paramedic, Emergency Medical Training, German Red Cross (DRK, BRK)
HONORS
 Research Grant, Interne Forschungsförderung, University Göttingen 2015
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Research Grant, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) (DA1214/2-1) 2013
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Research Fellowship, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) (DA1213/2-1) 2010
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Clinical Scholarship, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Chirurgie (DGCH) 2009
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Young Investigator Award, European Society of Thoracic Surgery (ESTS) 2008
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Research Grant, Deutsche Krebshilfe Dr. Mildred Scheel (GZ: 108433) 2008
CLINICAL TRIAL EXPERIENCE
 Principal Investigator (Dept. of Surgery, UMG), EORTC Clinical Trial: “INNOVATION”,
since 2015 (Phase III, Gastric Cancer), University Medical Center (UMG), Göttingen
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Clinical Investigator (Prüfarzt, Studienzentrum Universität Freiburg), 2011, University
Freiburg
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GCP certified, since 2006, continuously refreshed, last 2014
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Sub-Investigator MAGRIT Trial, NCT00480025, 2007 – 2009 (Phase III, Non small
Lung Cancer), University Freiburg
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Sub-Investigator Clinical Trial TC-021-IM Lung Trial, NCT00293514, 2006 – 2007
(Phase III, air leakage after pulmonary resection) University Freiburg – details see
PMID 20541949
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Responsible Investigator/Coordinator for FDA inspection 2009 of the TC-021-IM,
University Freiburg
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Principal Investigator PleuraSeal Trial, 2008 (Phase II, air leakage after pulmonary
resection) (University Freiburg) – details see PMID 20553612
ADDITIONAL CLINICAL SKILLS
 Visceral Surgeon (Facharzt Viszeralchirurg, ÄK Niedersachsen), 2015
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Emergency Medicine (Fachkunde Notfallmedizin (Notarzt), ÄK Niedersachsen), 2012
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Technical Qualification Radiation Protection (Fachkunde Strahlenschutz, ÄK
Südbaden), 2011
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General Surgeon (Allgemeine Chirurgie, ÄK Südbaden), 2008
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
 Group Leader, Project group: „Novel functions of DNA demethylating enzymes in
cancers „ (Laboratories Dept. of General, Visceral, and Pediatric Surgery, UMG,
Göttingen), since 2012
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Dept. of Pathology, and Dept. of Newborn Medicine
and Epigenetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA), 2009 – 2011, Advisor: Yang
Shi, Ph.D. (Professor of Pathology, Harvard Medical School)
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PhD (Dr. med.) (University Medical Center, Dept. of Tumor Biology, and Dept. of
Surgery, LMU, Munich, Germany) – Defended December 2005, Advisor: Professor
Wolf Mutschler, M.D., Ph.D. (Professor of Surgery)
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TEACHING EXPERIENCE
 Introduction to Thoracic Surgery Lectures, Albert-Ludwig-University, Freiburg,
Germany (2007-2009)
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Clinical Skills Mentorship Program, Albert-Ludwig-University, Freiburg (2005-2009)
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Clinical Skills Mentorship Program, Georg-August-University, UMG Göttingen (since
2012)
Introduction to General Surgery Lectures,Georg-August-University, UMG Göttingen
(since 2015)
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PUBLICATIONS
For details please visit: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=dango+S
Goettingen, 01-05-2015
Dr. Sebastian Dango
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