Curriculum Vitae
 

since Oct. 2007

Professor (W3) of Medicine and Director, Department of Medicine (Cancer Research),
West German Cancer Center, University Hospital Essen, Germany

2007

Offer of a Professorship for Signal Transduction and Development of Molecularly Targeted Therapies, Department of Medicine I and Cancer Research Institute, Medical University Vienna, Austria (declined)

Since 2002

Attending Physician (Oberarzt), Group Leader and Head of the Clinical Study Center, Department of Medicine III, Johannes Gutenberg University Hospital, Mainz, Germany

2000 - 2001

Research Scientist, La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology, San Diego, California, USA

1998 - 2000

Postdoctoral Fellow (Dr. Mildred Scheel Stipendiat), Division of Cellular Immunology,
La Jolla Institute for Allergy & Immunology, San Diego, California, USA

1997 - 1998

Fellow in Hematology and Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine III,
Johannes Gutenberg University Hospital, Mainz, Germany

1993 - 1997

Fellow in Internal Medicine, Departments of Medicine I, II & III,
Johannes Gutenberg University Hospital, Mainz, Germany

1991 - 1993

Resident (AIP) in Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine III,
Johannes Gutenberg University Hospital, Mainz, Germany

Education

2005

Board Certification in Pulmonary Medicine

2002

Board Certification in Hematology and Medical Oncology

Habilitation in Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany, with Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Christoph Huber

1997

Board Certification in Internal Medicine

1992

MD, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany, with Prof. Dr. U. Krause, Division of Endocrinology

1985 - 1991

Medical School, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany

Awards

2003

AIO Scientific Award of the German Cancer Society

2001 - 2006

Max Eder Fellow (Group Leader) of the German Cancer Aid

1998 - 2000

Mildred Scheel Fellowship of the Dr. Mildred Scheel Foundation for Cancer Research

1998

Pulmedica Award of the Society for Lung and Respiratory Research

1991

Third Ludolf Krehl Award 1991 of the Southwest German Society for Internal Medicine