Portrait of Sebastian Ulbert

Deputy Director

Fraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology (IZI)

Sebastian Ulbert

  • 2026
  • Attendee

Sebastian Ulbert is a molecular biologist specialized in immunology and infectious disease research. He is deputy director of the Fraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology and professor for Translational Infection Immunology at Leipzig University. He works on prevention strategies and therapeutic methods for infections, including emerging viruses. His team uses antigen design, inactivation technologies and innovative infection models to generate vaccines with high efficacy and safety. He is author on >70 peer reviewed publications and holds patents on vaccines and diagnostics.