Biography

Research and Professional Experience
1977-1978 General Medicine, Internal Medicine, University of Innsbruck, Austria
1978-1979 Nephrology, Internal Medicine, University of Innsbruck, Austria
1979-1980 Cardiology, Internal Medicine, University of Innsbruck, Austria
1980-1981 Hematology, Internal Medicine, University of Innsbruck, Austria
1981 Endocrinology, Internal Medicine, University of Innsbruck, Austria
1981 Hematology, Kantonsspital, Basel, Switzerland, Scholarship for BMT
1981-1982 Gastroenterology, Internal Medicine, University of Innsbruck, Austria
1982-1983 Intensive Care, Internal Medicine, University of Innsbruck, Austria
1983-1986 Transplantation Unit, University of Innsbruck, Austria
1986-1987 Senior Fellow, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA
1987-1998 Internal Medicine, University of Innsbruck, Austria
1989-1994 Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Innsbruck, Austria
1989-1995 Head, General Medicine Ward for hematological patients, University of Innsbruck, Austria
1989-1998 Head, Bone Marrow Transplant Unit and Clinical Immunobiology, University of Innsbruck, Austria
1994-1998 Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Innsbruck, Austria
1998-date Head, Department of Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital Leipzig, Germany
1998-date Professor of Medicine, University of Leipzig, Germany

Society Memberships
1989 Austrian Society of Hematology and Oncology
1989 Board of the Austrian Society of Allergology and Immunology
1989 Deputy Chairman of Austrotransplant
1991 Board of the Austrian Society of Hematology and Oncology
1993 Member of the European Haematology Association
1999 Member of the American Society of Hematology
2000 Member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology

Appointments

1991-2000 Secretary of the Chronic Leukemia Working Party of the EBMT (European Bone Marrow Transplantation Group)
2000 President Annual Meeting EBMT Innsbruck 2000 participants
1992-1995 Chairman of Austrotransplant
1993 Board of the Austrian Society of Internal Medicine (Secretary of the Annual Meeting 1993)
2000-2006 Chairman of the chronic Leukemia Working Party of the European Society of Blood and Marrow Transplantation
2006 President Annual Meeting Hematology/Oncology Germany Switzerland Austria 3600 participants
2006-2010 President of the EBMT
2008 Dr. honoris causae University of Thessaloniki, Greece
2008 Cavaliere della Repubblica Italiana
2009-2012 Member of the Committee for Advanced Theraphies (CAT) of the European Medicines Agency (EMEA)
2010- President of the world wide group for blood and marrow transplantation (WBMT)
2011 Honorary Member of Austrotransplant
2011- Honorary Consul for Italy in Leipzig and Chemnitz
Invitation to deliver lectures at the most important scientific meetings, at House of Lords and
Commons in London, UN in New York, European Parlament.