Vita Univ.-Prof. Dr. med. Klaus Dieter Pfeffer
Academic training and academic degrees:
1981 - 1987 | Studies of Medicine, University of Ulm, Germany |
1988 | Doctoral thesis (Dr. med.), University of Ulm, Germany "Differentiation of leukemic B cells” |
1996 | Habilitation in Medical Microbiology and Immunology, |
2002 | Board certification as specialist in Microbiology and Infection Epidemiology |
Professional appointments:
1987 - 1989 | Postdoctoral fellow, Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Ulm, Germany |
1990 - 1991 | Postdoctoral fellow, Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Technical University of Munich, Germany |
1991 - 1993 | Research Fellow, BMBF Infection Biology Programme, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Toronto, Canada |
1993 | Research fellow, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Toronto, Canada |
1994 - 1997 | Group leader, Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Hygiene, Technical University of Munich, Germany |
1997 - 2002 | Associate (C3) Professorship, Medical Microbiology and Infection Immunology, Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Hygiene, Technical University of Munich, Germany |
since 2002 | Full (C4/W3) Professorship, Medical Microbiology, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Germany |
Awards:
1991 | Research Stipend for Infection Research of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) |
2004 | Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Price of the German Research Foundation (DFG) |
2014 | Honorary Professorship, Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences, Ulaan Bataar, Mongolia |
2018 | “Erdeniin Ochir medal”, Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences |
Duties and board memberships:
since 2024 since 2019 | Speaker, Jürgen Manchot Graduate School “Molecules of Infection” External Member, Scientific Steering Committee, |
since 2017 | Member, DAAD – PAGEL Selection Committee; |
2017-2022 | Member, Selection Committee for the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Program, DFG |
since 2017 | President, Foundation of the German Society for Hygiene and Microbiology |
2016 - 2020 | Deputy Speaker, Research Training Group 2158, “Natural products and natural product analogs against therapy-resistant tumors and microorganisms: new lead structures and modes of action” |
2014 - 2020 | Vice-President for Strategic Management and Equal Opportunities, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf |
since 2012 | Member, Medicine Structure Commission of the State Baden-Württemberg |
2009-2024 | Deputy Speaker, Jürgen Manchot Graduate School “Molecules of Infection” |
2008 - 2015 | Member, Scientific Advisory Board of the Twincore Research Center Hannover |
2008 - 2013 | Member and Chair (2012-2013), Scientific Advisory Board of the Research Center Borstel (Leibniz-Society) |
2007 - 2015 | Speaker, DFG- Research Unit 729 “Anti-infectious effector programs” |
2009 - 2012 | Vice-President for Structural Development, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf |
2004 - 2012 | Member of the DFG Study Section 204 |
2004 - 2012 | Member of the Supervisory Board (Aufsichtsrat), Helmholtz Center for Infection Research (HZI, formerly GBF) |
2002 - 2012 | Member and Chair (2004-2012), Scientific Committee, Helmholtz Center for Infection Research (HZI, formerly GBF) |
2006 - 2009 | Vice-Dean, Medical Faculty of the Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf |