Name Otmar Wiestler | ||
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Education Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg | ||
Otmar wiestler beantwortet fragen von mitarbeiterinnen und mitarbeitern
Otmar D. Wiestler (Born November 6, 1956 in Freiburg im Breisgau) is a German physician, a professor at the University of Heidelberg and was until recently the Director of the German Cancer Research Centre (DKFZ) until his election as President of the Helmholtz Association in 2015. He is not a typical basic scientist, but he successfully entered a number of highly popular fields of clinical research, including cancer research, tumor genetics and, more recently, stem cell research. He focuses on technology transfer of already existing technologies from basic science into clinical use, rather than developing the basic science.
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- Otmar wiestler beantwortet fragen von mitarbeiterinnen und mitarbeitern
- Otmar wiestler whs 2015 testimonial
- Career
- Awards
- Publications
- References
Otmar wiestler whs 2015 testimonial
Career
From 1975 to 1981 Wiestler went to the Medical School at the Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg. Under the direction of Paul Kleihues and Benedict Volk, Wiestler worked as assistant at the University of Freiburg until 1994, when he finished his thesis with summa cum laude. As a PostDoc he joined Gernot Walter for three years at the Institute of Pathology at the University of California San Diego. From 1987 to 1992 he was staff physician at the Department of Neuropathology at the Institute of Pathology of the University Hospital in Zürich, Switzerland, again with Paul Kleihues. In 1989 he temporarily headed the department. From 1992 to 2003, he was elected full professor and chair for Neuropathology at the university clinics in Bonn.
Since 2000 Wiestler is known to the public as a supporter of stem cell research in Germany.
From 2002 to 2003 Wiestler was also CEO of LIFE & BRAIN GmbH in Bonn. In 2004, Wiestler succeeded Harald zur Hausen as Chairman and scientific member of the Foundation Board of the German Cancer Research Centre.
Wiestler is or was in different scientific boards:
Awards
On 8 April 2005 Wiestler received the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany.
Publications
Wiestler has numerous original publications in journals of the neuropathology and cancer research. He also edited several books and is in the Editorial Board of various journals.