Christian Streffer: Curriculum vitae (CV)
Career
- 1959 Diplom in Chemistry (Master Degree)
- 1963 Dr. rer. nat. (Ph.D.)
- 1963 Postdoc Institute of Biochemistry, University of Oxford/England
- 1964 to 1971 Research Scientist of the University of Freiburg i.Br.
- 1967 Habilitation in Molecular Radiobiology in order to become a University teacher
1972 to 1974 Professor for Radiobiology, University of Freiburg i.Br.
- 1974 to 1999 Chair of Med. Radiobiology in the University Clinics Essen
- 1976/77 and 1981/83 Dean of the Faculty for “Theoretical Medicine”
1.10.198830.09.1992 Rector of the University of Essen
- 1. 8. 1999 Emeritus Professor for Medical Radiobiology
- 1999 Board Member, Institute for Science and Ethics, Essen, Acting Director until 2006
- since 1999 Scientific Coordinator of Indo-German Cooperation for the German Government (BMBF)
Honours:
- 1970: Holthusen Ring of the Deutsche Röntgen-Gesellschaft
- 1985: Röntgen-Plakette of Remscheid-Lennep, birthplace of Röntgen
- 1995: Honorary doctor degree of the University of Kyoto, Japan
- 1996: BacqAlexanderAward of the European Society for Radiation Biology
- 2001: Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Medal of the Polish Soc. for Radiat. Research
- 2002 Friedrich-Dessauer Medal of the German Association for Radiological Protection
- 2007 Hanns Langendorff Medal of the Hanns-Langendorff-Foundation and Gesellschaft fuer Med. Strahlenschutz
- 2008 Sievert Award of the International Radiological Protection Association
- 2009 Ulrich Hagen Medaille der Gesellschaft für biologische Strahlenforschung
- 2009 Distinguish Service Award of the Radiation Research Society, USA
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- 1990 Honorary member of Society of Medical Radiology (former DDR)
- 1992 Honorary Member of the Association for Med. Radiation Protection, Austria
- 1997 Honorary Member of the Association for Med. Radiation Protection, Germany
- 1997 Honorary Member of the Swiss Society for Radiobiology and Med. Physics
- 2000 Honorary Member of the German Society for Radiooncology, Biology and Physics
Services in scientific societies and commissions:
- Councillor in various national and international scientific societies;
- 1993/1994 President of the European Society for Radiation Biology, 2002 to 2008 Honorary President of the Society
- 1979 to 1985 and 1987 to 1995 Member “Strahlenschutzkommission”, 1984/85 and 1993/95 Chairman of the Commission
1980 to 1999 Advisor to the "United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation" (UNSCEAR), 2001 to 2006 Head of the Germ. delegation
- 1993-2000 Member of Committ. 1, Intern. Com. on Radiol. Protection (ICRP)
- 2001 to June 2007 Member of ICRP Main Commission and Chairman of Committee 2
- 1984 Guest professor at the University Rochester, N.Y., USA
- 2000 Guest professor at the University Kyoto, Japan
- 2008 Emeritus Member of ICRP
Organizer of International Congresses
Besides a number of smaller national and international conferences:
- 1977 2nd International Congress on Hyperthermic Oncology, Essen
- 1985 European Congress on Hyperthermic Oncology, Essen
- 1992 Annual Meeting of European Society for Radiobiology, Erfurt
- 1995 10th International Congress for Radiation Research, Wuerzburg (Secretary-General)
Fields of Research
(More than 300 original publications in peer-reviewed journals)
---Protein Biochemistry
---Metabolic studies in mice after ionising radiation
---Testing and mechanisms of radioprotective drugs in mice
---Developmental effects in mice after ionising radiation
---Cytogenetic effects in humans after ionising radiation
---Experimental radiotherapy with human cells and cancers
---Cell cycle studies with human and mouse cells after ionising radiation
---Studies of radiation effects in radiosensitive humans with genetic predisposition
---Studies of genomic instability after ionising radiation in humans and mice.
---Studies of low radiation doses and health risk