Personal Information
Date of Birth: April 30, 1949
Place of Birth: Stade, Germany

Academic Background
•1967–1973: Medical studies at the Universities of Marburg and Münster
•1973: Medical Internship
•1975: Research Assistant, Institute for Cytobiology, Münster
•1976–1983: Residency in Pathology
•1983: Board Certification in Pathology
•1984: Appointed Privatdozent (Senior Lecturer) in Pathology, University of Münster
•1987: Full Professor of Pathology, University of Münster
•1993: Professor of Pathology and Director, Institute of Pathology, University of Magdeburg
•2017: Emeritus Status

Professional Memberships
•International Skeletal Society
•German Society of Pathology
•International Academy of Pathology
•German Society for Osteology
•European Society of Pathology
•Executive Editor, Pathology Research and Practice until 2025

Presidencies
•President, German Division of the International Academy of Pathology (1997–2001)
•Congress President, German Society of Pathology (2014)

Academic Administration
•Associate Medical Director (1997–1998)
•Vice Dean, Faculty of Medicine, University of Magdeburg (1998–1999)
•Dean, Faculty of Medicine, University of Magdeburg (2000–2008)
•Member, Executive Board, Association of Medical Faculties in Germany (2008–2011)

Editorial Work
•Co-editor of the textbook General Pathology and Fundamentals of Special Pathology (Elsevier) 14th edition published in November 2023
•Executive Editor, Pathology Research and Practice until 2025

Research Focus
•Bone Tumors:
◦Conventional and molecular diagnostics
◦Translational biology
◦Clinical aspects
•Gastrointestinal Tumors:
◦Inflammation and carcinogenesis

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