Prof. Dr. Dr. H.c. Otmar D. Wiestler

Biography

November 6, 1956 born in Freiburg, Germany 1981 State medical examination, University of Freiburg, Germany 1982 – 1984 Assistant physician at department of neuropathology, University of Freiburg, Germany 1984 Doctoral degree (M.D.), University of Freiburg, Germany 1984 – 1987 Postdoc, University of San Diego, USA 1987 – 1989 Assistant physician at department of neuropathology, University of Zurich, Switzerland 1989 – 1992 Consultant at department of neuropathology, University of Zurich, Switzerland 1990 Habilitation in pathology, University of Zurich, Switzerland 1992 – 2003 Professor (C4), Neuropathology, University of Bonn, Germany 1994 – 2003 Coordinator of the Collaborative Research Center for Clinical & Molecular Neurology, University of Bonn, Germany 1994 – 2003 Head of German Brain Tumor Reference Center, University of Bonn, Germany 1995 – 2003 Chairman of the BONFOR research committee, University of Bonn, Germany 2001 – 2003              Vice-coordinator of Trans-regional Collaborative Research Center  TR3, DFG, University of Bonn, Germany 2002 – 2003 Medical director of LIFE & BRAIN GmbH, University of Bonn, Germany 2007 – 2012 Vice-president for health on executive committee of the Helmholtz Association 2004 – 2015          Chairman and Scientific Member of the Management Board of German Cancer Research Center since 2015 President of the Helmholtz Association of German Research Centers

Research Interest

Business management