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
Curriculum vitae:
Born | 04.09.1964 in Iphofen |
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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 |
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Research Topics | |
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| Molecular host-parasite interaction in cestode diseases; developmental biology, cell biology and genetics of cestodes |
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Functions/Awards | |
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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) |
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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) |
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