Dr. Benedikt Linder studied Biology at the University of Giessen. He completed his Master's Thesis in the laboratory of Prof. Dr. Reinhard Dammann. Afterward, he obtained his Ph.D. from the University Medical Center Göttingen in the laboratory of Prof. Dr. Heidi Hahn in relation to his work on the interaction between Hedgehog and Vitamin D receptor signaling pathways in basal cell carcinoma. Since then, he has relocated to his current position, and is working on targeted therapies against glioblastoma. Additionally, he initiated work on glioblastoma stem-like cells in a laboratory setting. Now, he heads a junior research group within the experimental neurosurgery.