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Prof. Dr.

Peter Schirmacher

Project: Z01, INF

Academic Education and Scientific Degrees
1996
Habilitation (Pathology), University of Mainz
1989-1991
PhD-Study (Molecular Biology), Liver Research Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York
1987
MD-Thesis, Institute of Physiology, University of Mainz
1981-1987
Study of Medicine, University of Mainz

Professional Career
Since 2004
Professor of Pathology (C4) and Director, Institute of Pathology, Heidelberg
1998-2004
Professor of Pathology (C3), Deputy Director, Institute of Pathology, Cologne
1996
Board Certification Molecular Pathology
1995
Board Certification Pathology
1991-1998
Research Associate, Institute of Pathology, University of Mainz
1989-1991
Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (DFG); Liver Research Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York
1987-1989
Research Associate, Institute of Pathology, University of Mainz
Address
Institute of Pathology
University Hospital Heidelberg
Im Neuenheimer Feld 224
69120 Heidelberg
Phone
+49/6221/56 4160
eMail
peter.schirmacher@med.uni-heidelberg.de
Awards and Appointments
2019
Honorary doctorate, Semmelweis University (Budapest, Hungary)
Since 2012
Member of the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
1997
Boehringer Ingelheim Award
1987
Johannes Gutenberg Award

Others
Since 2018
Director, Center of Personalized Medicine (ZPM), Heidelberg University Hospital
Since 2017
Coordinator of the SFB/TR209 “Liver Cancer” (DFG)
Since 2015
Board member, European Society of Pathology (ESP)
Since 2015
Board member, National Center of Tumor Diseases (NCT)
Since 2015
Director, Liver Cancer Center Heidelberg (LCCH)
Since 2014
Speaker, German Alliance for Liver Cancer (GALC) of German Liver Foundation
2014-2020
Board Member, German Telematics Platform (TMF)
2013-2018
Board Member, International Liver Cancer Association (ILCA)
2012-2019
Chairman, German Society of Pathology (DGP)
Since 2012
Member of the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
2011-2012
President International Laennec Society of Liver Pathology
Since 2011
Board Member, German Liver Foundation
Since 2011
Founder and Coordinator of the centralized BiomaterialBank Heidelberg (BMBH)
Since 2011
Principle Investigator and Coordinator of Biobanking Platforms, German Consortium for Translational Cancer Research (DKTK) and German Center for Infectious Diseases Research (DZIF)
2010-2014
Coordinator of the SFB/TR77 “Liver Cancer” (DFG)
2008-2016
Member and Speaker (2008-2012) of Section 2 (Cancer and Stem Cell Research), German Research Foundation (DFG)
2007-2009
Board Member, German Association for Study of the Liver (President 2008-2009)
Since 2007
Board Member, German Association of Pathology (DGP)
Since 2005
Founder and Speaker ‘Tissue Bank of the National Center of Tumor Diseases’; Founder and Speaker ‘Working Group Tissue Banks of the German Cancer Centers’
2001-2004
Managing board ‘Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne’ (CMMC)
1996-1998
Managing board DFG-SFB 519