Prof. Dr. med. Dr. h.c. Hans-Georg Kräusslich
Zentrumssprecher
(Zentrum für Infektiologie)
Leitung
(Virologie)
Forschungsgruppenleiter
(Virologie)
Schwerpunkt
Infektiologie, Virologie
Wissenschaftlicher Werdegang
- 2011
Call for the position of Scientific Director of the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany (declined)
- seit 2002
Director of the Hygiene-Institute (since 2009 Department for Infectious Diseases) of the Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg
- seit Januar 2000
Full professor and chairman of the virology division at the Hygiene-Institut of the Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg
- März 1996 – März 1999
Executive Director of the Heinrich-Pette-Institute
- 1996
Chair of the scientific counsil of the Heinrich-Pette-Institute
- Mai 1995 – Dezember 1999
Full professor and head of the department „Cell Biology and Virology“ at the Heinrich-Pette-Institut für experimentelle Virologie und Immunologie at the Universität Hamburg, Germany
- 1994
Call for a full professorship (C4) „Virology“ at the Universität Ulm, Germany (declined)
- 1993
Call for a full professorship (C4) „Molecular Virology“ at the Westfälische Wilhelms Universität Münster, Germany (declined)
- Juli 1993 – April 1995
Head of the department "Viral Immunosuppression" at the DKFZ.
- Juli 1989 – Juni 1993
Staff scientist and group leader at the research program „Applied tumour virology“ of the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) in Heidelberg, Germany
- Mai 1986 – Juni 1989
Postdoctoral Research Fellow with E. Wimmer at the Department of Microbiology of the State University of New York at Stony Brook, U.S.A.
Auszeichnungen
- 2021
Ehrendoktorwürde der Karls-Universität, Prag
- 2018
Johann Gregor Mendel medal of the Czech Academy of Sciences
- 2018
Gold medal of Charles University, Prague
- 2017
Elected Fellow American Academy of Microbiology
- 2009
Heinz Ansmann Award for AIDS research
- 2009
Ordre du Merit of Burkina Faso
- 2008
HMLS Research Award, Heidelberg
- 2008
Member Heidelberg Academy of Sciences
- 2007
Faculty medal of Heidelberg University Medical Faculty
- 2006
Member of the Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina (National Academy of Sciences)
Mitgliedschaften
Associate Editor PLoS Pathogens
Member and Vice-chairman Scientific Advisory Board, Charles University Prague, Czech Republic
Scientific Advisory Board, Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
Scientific Advisory Board, Center for AIDS Research (CFAR), University of Massachusetts Medical School, Boston, U.S.A.
Scientific Advisory Board, Centre of Molecular Medicine, Cologne, Germany
Chairman of the Scientific Advisory Board CHS-Stiftung Heidelberg, Germany
Scientific Advisory Board, Robert-Koch-Foundation, Berlin, Germany
- 2019
Member „Hochschulrat“ Medizinische Hochschule Hannover (until 2019)
- 2015
Chairman Scientific Advisory Board Centro Biologia Molecular Severo Ochoa, Madrid, Spain (until 2015)
- 2013
Editorial Board Virology (until 2013)
- 2001 – 2007
Chairman of the committee on „Antiviral Therapy“ of the German Society for Virology (GfV)
- 1996 – 2008
Scientific Advisory Board IZKF-Erlangen, Germany
- 2002 – 2013
Scientific Advisory Board Georg-Speyer-Haus, Frankfurt, Germany
- 1994 – 2004
Zentrale Kommission für die Biologische Sicherheit (Biosafety committee appointed by the federal government; ZKBS)
- 1998 – 2006
DFG senate committee on central questions of molecular biology research (Senatskommission für Grundsatzfragen der Genforschung)
- 2002 – 2006
Member of the steering committee of the Wilhelm- and Maria Meyenburg-Stiftung
Ämter und Funktionen
- 2023 – 2026
Präsident der Akademie der Wissenschaften des Landes Baden-Württemberg
- seit 2019
Chairman of the Executive Board German Center for Infection Research (DZIF)
- seit 2014
Vice-Dean for Research Medical Faculty Heidelberg; Heidelberg University
- seit 2014
Speaker of the DFG coordinated research program SFB1129 “Integrative analysis of pathogen replication and spread”
- seit 2007
Deputy speaker of Heidelberg Molecular Life Sciences Research Council (FoF 1 of Excellence Initiative)
- seit 2006
Member of the founding directorate BIOQUANT centre for systems biology at Heidelberg University
- seit 2006
Coordinator of the DFG Excellence Cluster “Cellular Networks” at Heidelberg University
- seit 2002
Coordinator research focus „Infectious Diseases“ of Heidelberg University Medical School
- 2015 – 2019
Vice-President Heidelberg Academy of Sciences
- 2013 – 2018
Chairperson Internal Advisory Board, German Center for Infection Research (DZIF)
- 2012 – 2018
Coordinator Thematic Translational Unit HIV in German Center for Infectious Diseases Research (DZIF)
- 2007 – 2014
Academic Director Marsilius-Kolleg, Heidelberg University (Center for Advanced Study, funded through Excellence Inintiative)
- 2005 – 2012
Coordinator of the DFG central research program „Dynamics of cellular membranes and their exploitation by viruses“
- 2008 – 2012
Member and deputy speaker of the DFG Fachkollegium (study section)
- 2002 – 2011
Speaker SFB 544 „Control of tropical infectious diseases“
- 2002 – 2005
Speaker Research network „Resistance development of human pathogens“ of the Landesstiftung Baden-Württemberg
- 1997 – 2000
Member of steering committee and coordinator project area A SFB 545: “Molecular mechanisms of genetic diseases“.
- 1997 – 2000
Deputy speaker BMBF collaborative research grant: “Pathogenesis of Hepatitis C Virus Infection“.
- 1997 – 1999
Deputy speaker DFG-Forschergruppe: “Intracellular RNA-transport“.
- 1996 – 1999
Speaker BMBF collaborative research grant: “Development of novel retroviral vectors with enhanced safety for somatic gene therapy “
- 1994 – 1997
Speaker BMBF collaborative AIDS research grant Heidelberg: “Rational approaches towards therapy and prevention of HIV infection based on structure-function-relationship of viral proteins and RNAs“