Horst Claassen
Anatomy and Cell BiologyÂ
Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg
Germany
Biography
"ppointment as Oberfeldarzt of the reserve 2013. Wehrübungen at the Bundeswehrkrankenhaus Hamburg since 2010. Appointment as Extraordinary Professor: 2008. Senior physician at the Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology of the Medical Faculty of the Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg since 2003. Specialist in anatomy: 2002. Senior lecturer at the Institute of Anatomy of the University of Rostock: 2001-2003. Habilitation: Venia legendi for the complete subject Anatomy: 1997. Specialist anatomical anatomy: 1997. Assistant Professor and later Senior Assistant at the Institute of Anatomy of the Christian-Albrechts-University Kiel: 1990-2001. Promotion: Dr. med. rer. nat. at the Institute of Anthropology and Human Genetics of the Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich under Professor Dr. med. med. Dr. rer. nat. Gerfried Ziegelmayer: 1984-1989. Promotion: Dr. med. med. at the Anatomical Institute of the Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg with Professor Dr. med. med. Johannes Rohen: 1976-1979. Licensed as a doctor: 1978. Studies: Human Medicine at the Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg 1972-1979. Natural Anthropology and Prehistory and Classical Archeology at the Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg and the Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich 1979-1984. Education: Pestalozzi Elementary School in Coburg 1958-1962, Humanistic Gymnasium Casimirianum in Coburg 1962-1971."
Research Interest
"Cell biological studies on the influence of estrogens on articular cartilage from the clinical point of view of the increased incidence of osteoarthritis in menopause. Anatomical examination of historical and prehistoric skulls. Studies on the variability of arteries, nerves and muscles in the human body from a clinical point of view. Research on the gender-differentiated ossification of the laryngeal skeleton. Anthropological and palaeopathological studies of Hallstatt-Celtic skeletons. Studies on the structure of the laryngeal muscles, especially the vocal muscle M. vocalis."
