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Education:
1965 University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Germany
1970 Graduation
1971 Federal Research Institute for Animal Virus Diseases, Tübingen (now
Friedrich-Loeffler-Institute)
Postdoctoral Positions:
1971-74 Max-Planck Institute of Virology, Tübingen
1975-85 Institute of Virology, University Veterinary Medicine Hannover
1986-93 Institute of Virology, University Veterinary Medicine Hannover
Academic Appointments:
1976 venia legend for Veterinary Virology by University of Veterinary Medicine, Hannover
1981 Appointment “apl. Professor” by University of Veterinary Medicine, Hannover
1985-86 Visiting Professor, Department of Veterinary Microbiology and
Preventive Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
1993-95 Head and President of the Federal Research Institute for Animal Virus
Diseases, Tübingen, Wusterhausen, Island of Riems (now: Friedrich-Loeffler-Institute)
95-2012 Full Professor, Institute of Virology, University of Veterinary Medicine
Hannover, Director of the Institute of Virology, Head of the OIE and EU Reference Laboratory
97-2001 Rector of the School of Veterinary Medicine Hannover
Professional positions:
Chairman of the German Veterinary Medical Association (DVG) until October 2012
Member of the Board of the German Federal Chamber of Veterinarians
