Universität Duisburg-Essen

LVR-Universitätsklinik Essen

Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie

Prof.Dr.med. Johannes Hebebrand

Vita

Study and Appointments

1977-1983	Study of human medicine at the University of Heidelberg
1983	Promotion at the `Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum,DKFZ´ Heidelberg
1983-1984	Scientific assistant at the `Kinderzentrum München´, Hospital for Social Pediatrics, Munich
1984-1990	Scientific associate at the Institute of Human Genetics, University of Bonn
1990	Habilitation (associate professor) in the field of human genetics, at the Institute of Human Genetics, University of Bonn
1990-1995	Scientific associate at the Institute of Human Genetics, University of Bonn
1995-2004	Director of the DFG funded clinical research group `Genetic mechanisms of eating disorders and obesity´, at the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Philipps-University Marburg
1997	Assistant medical director of the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Philipps-University Marburg
2004-	Director of the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Duisburg-Essen
2008	President of the German Society ofChild and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy

Memberships

Deutsche Adipositas-Gesellschaft, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie, Psychosomatik und Psychotherapie, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Humangenetik

Awards

1997	Christina-Barz Award
2007	August-Homburger Award

Funding

2001 - 2004	BMBF: National Genome Research Network 1 (NGFN1) `Early onset regulatory and developmental Disorders´
2004–2008	BMBF: National Genome Research Network 2 (NGFN2) `Obesity and related disorders´
2008–2013	BMBF: National Genome Research NetworkPlus (NGFNPlus) `Molecular Mechanisms in Obesity´
1995–2004	DFG: Clinical research group `Genetic Mechanisms of Eating Disorders and Obesity´
2003	DFG: Analyses of candidate genes for human obesity under consideration of candidate genes in peak regions of the pig (HE 1446/4- und HE1446/4-2).
2004	EU Framework VI: `Diabesity´ (FP6 LSHMCT-2003-503041)
2007	Jobcenter Essen; Psychiatric assessment of unemployed youths