Coming from a background in Mechanical Engineering, Chris obtained a Bachelor degree in Biotechnology and Environmental Technology at the Applied University of Wels, Austria in 2012. Following, he graduated from his Master course in Molecular Biotechnology at the Applied University of Vienna, Austria in 2015. The final dissertation involved research project at the Department for Clinical Neuroscience at King’s.

Chris joined the Gentleman lab in 2015 as a PhD student. His current interest is to develop a tissue-engineering strategy to regenerate the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) articular surface. The project is strongly focused on the clinical application and practicality of the product designed. His research is multi-disciplinary and involves biochemistry to create an ideal scaffold as well as in vitro and in vivo experiments to proof the biological function of his approach. Chris has established several international collaborations which connected his research to various projects.