Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Klaus Brehm

Institut für Hygiene und Mikrobiologie

Josef-Schneider-Straße 2 / E1
97080 Würzburg

Tel.: ++49 931-31-46168
Fax: ++49 931-31-46445

Mail: kbrehm(at)hygiene.uni-wuerzburg.de

Curriculum vitae:

Born	04.09.1964 in Iphofen

1984-1990	Studies in Biology, Diploma, University of Würzburg
1995	Dr. rer. nat. (summa cum laude); University of Würzburg Research topic: Virulence factors of Listeria monocytogenes (Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biology; Prof. Werner Goebel, Prof. Jürgen Kreft)
1995-1997	Post-Doc at the Universidad de Complutense, Madrid, Spain Research topic: Virulence gene regulation in Listeria monocytogenes (Veterinary Faculty; Prof. J-A Vazquez-Boland)
1997-2004	Research group leader at the Institute of Hygiene and Microbiology, University of Würzburg (Medical Faculty; Prof. M. Frosch). Research topic: Molecular Biology of Echinococcus multilocularis
2004	Habilitation; Venia legendi in Medical Microbiology; University of Würzburg, Medical Faculty
since 2004	C3-Professorship for Medical Parasitology, Institute of Hygiene and Microbiology, University of Würzburg

Research Topics

	Molecular host-parasite interaction in cestode diseases; developmental biology, cell biology and genetics of cestodes

Functions/Awards

1995	PhD thesis ‘summa cum laude’
1996	Award of the ‘Commemorative foundation for Science of Lower Franconia’
since 2004	Chairman of the informal WHO working group ‘Echinococcus basic biology’
2006-2012	Advisory Board, whole genome sequenzing project Taenia solium
since 2008	Board member of the German Society for Parasitology
since 2010	audit committee, ‘Experimental Medicine’ course of studies
2011	Badge of Honor (Silver) Chamber of Industry and Commerce of Lower Franconia
since 2011	Secretary/Treasurer of the German Society for Parasitology
since 2011	member of the promotion commission, Medical Faculty, University of Würzburg
2014	Albert-Kölliker-Teaching-Award, Medical Faculty, University of Würzburg
2016	Memento Award for Neglected Disease Research (by Doctors without Borders, Brot für die Welt, the German Leprosy and Tuberculosis Relief Association and BUKO Pharma-Kampaign)

Project Management

2001-2002	Group leader, DFG priority programme “Molecular mechanisms of parasite persistence in the host”
2004-2004	Group leader, DFG individual grant “mRNA trans-splicing in Echinococcus multilocularis
2004-2009	Group leader, DFG Collaborative Research Center SFB 479
2005-2009	Group leader, DFG International Research Training Group (Würzburg, Nice) “Where Cancer and Infection converge”
since 2008	Group leader, DFG International Research Training Group (Würzburg, Cape Town, Stellenbosch) “HIV and associated infectious diseases in Southern Africa”
since 2008	Member of the Graduate School for Life Sciences, Würzburg
since 2008	The E. multilocularis whole genome sequencing project (in collaboration with The Wellcome Trust Sanger Centre)
since 2010	Group leader, DFG individual grant ‘Immunomodulation by excretory/secretory Echinococcus products’
2008-2012	Group Leader, DFG International Research……
2008-2013	The E. multilocularis whole genome sequencing….
2010-2014	Group Leader, DFG individual grant……
since 2015	Member of the Wellcome Trust Strategic Award Consortium FUGI (Flatworm Functional Genomics Initiative)

Editorial work:
	Editorial board member of Parasitology International
	Associate Editor of PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Reviews for:	all international journals publishing parasitological research, including PLoS Pathog., PLoS Neglect Trop. Dis., PLoS ONE, Infect. Immun., Antimicrob. Agents Chemother., Cell. Mol. Life Sci., Trends Parasitol., Int. J. Parasitol., Mol. Biochem. Parasitol., Parasitol. Int., Parasitology, Exp. Parasitol. and J. Parasitol. funding agencies: German research Foundation (DFG), The Wellcome Trust (UK), BBSRC (UK)