Born:

24.02.1960 in Mainz

1979-1986

Studies in Medicine, University of Mainz

1986

Dr. med. "summa cum laude", University of Mainz (in Medical Microbiology)

1986-1987

Post-Doc, Max-Planck Institut for Biology (Prof. T. F. Meyer), Tübingen

1987-1994

Research Fellow, Institute of Medical Microbiology, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover

1992

Habilitation in Medical Microbiology, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover

1194-1996

Hermann- and Lilly Schilling Professorship, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover

since 1996

Professor, Chair for Hygiene und Mikrobiologie, University of Würzburg

Research Topics:

Molecular Biology and Funktion of virulence determinants in pathogenic Neisseriae

Genome Research in pathogenic bacteria

Molecular Epidemiology of pathogenic bacteria

Awards and Fellowships:

1986

Heinz-Maier-Leibnitz Prize (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft)

1986

Tancré Prize (Medical Faculty, University of Mainz)

1993

Research Award of the German Society for Pediatric Infectiology (DGPI)

1995

BioMerieux-„Diagnostic Microbiology“ prize of the German Society for Hygiene and Microbiology (DGHM)

1998

Main Prize of the  der German Society for Hygiene and Microbiology (DGHM)

2003

Appointment as Professor of Hygiene and Medical Microbiology, University of Heidelberg (rejected)

Project Management:

1998-

SFB 479, project leader, since 2002 Deputy Speaker of the SFB

2001-2005

Coordinator "Implication of meningococcal epidemiology and population biology on public health in Europe", EU Biomed

2001-

Coordinator and Speaker "Genome Research in pathogenic bacteria - Pathogenomik” BMBF

Medical Faculty:

2002-2006

Dean for Student Affairs, Medical Faculty, University of Würzburg

2006-

Dean, Medical Faculty, University of Würzburg

Positions:

1999-2004

Secretary of the German Society for Hygiene and Microbiology (DGHM)

2001-

Member of the scientific counsil of the „Berufsverband der Ärzte für Mikrobiologie und Infektionsepidemiologie“

2004-2006

President of the German Society for Hygiene and Microbiology (DGHM)

2005-

President of the European Meningococcal Disease Society (EMGM)

Editorial Work:

1999-

Editorial Board “International Journal of Medical Microbiology”

2005-2005

Editor “Journal of Infection”

2004-

Editorial Board “Infection and Immunity”

Publications