Отделение детской гастроэнтерологии и метаболической терапии

• Graduation 1993, University of Essen Medical School, Germany
• Doctorate 1991 – 1993, Institute of Molecular Biology, University of Essen Medical School, Germany Topic: Preparation and characterisation of adenovirus 12-specific polyclonal antibodies directed against specific E1A tumor antigens.
• 1993 – 1997 Resident, Department of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, University Hospital Essen, Germany
• 1997 – 2000 Postdoctoral Research Fellow to Group of Prof. G.M. Brodeur (Deutsche Krebshilfe / Wolfson Career Development Grant), The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, USA
• 2000 – 2002 Clinical Fellow, Department of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, University Hospital of Essen, Germany
• 2003 – 2004 Senior Physician (Oberärztin), Department of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, University Hospital of Essen, Germany
• Habilitation 2004, University of Duisburg-Essen Medical School, Germany Topic: Expression and biological function of neurotrophin receptors and receptors of the TNF-family in embryonal tumors
• 2005-2008 Professor of Pediatric Oncology Research (C3) and Deputy Director, Department of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, University Hospital of Essen, Germany
• 2006-2008 Interim Director, Dept. of Neonatology, Neuropediatrics and Pediatric Intensive Care Medicine
• Since 2007 Director, University of Essen Comprehensive Cancer Center (WTZ)
• Since 2008 Director, Department of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Pulmology and Cardiology, University Hospital of Essen, Germany
• 2009-2011 Executive MBA in “International Hospital & Health Care Management, Frankfurt School of Finance and Management, Germany

Memberships

• Since 1994 German Pediatric Society
• Since 1998 American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
• Since 2000 German Society for Pediatric Hematology and Oncology (GPOH)
• Since 2000 International Society for Pediatric Oncology (SIOP)

Awards

• 1997 Young Investigator Award: International Symposium on Advances in Neuroblastoma Research, City of Bath, United Kingdom.
• 1998 Evans-Prize: International Symposium on “Advances in Neuroblastoma Research”, Philadelphia, USA
• 2000 Poster Prize of the German Society of Pediatrics
• 2000 Dr. Odile Schweisguth Prize, SIOP Meeting, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
• 2000 Research Prize of the WTZ, Essen, Germany
• 2001 AACR Young Investigator Award, New Orleans, USA
• 2001 Kind-Philipp-Prize for Pediatric Oncology, GPOH-Meeting, Frankfurt, Germany