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Prof. Dr.

Volker Lohmann

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Academic Education and Scientific Degrees
2019
Außerplanmäßiger Professor, Heidelberg University
2012
Habilitation at the Medical Faculty of Heidelberg University, Venia legendi in “Experimental Virology”, Mentor: Prof. R. Bartenschlager
1998
PhD thesis defence (Dr. rer. nat.), Biological Faculty, University of Mainz. Grade: “summa cum laude”
1993-1998
PhD studies, University of Mainz, Institute for Virology: “Untersuchungen zur Partikelmorphogenese und Replikation des Hepaptitis C Virus auf der Basis klonierter Volllängengenome“ (Supervisor: Prof. R. Bartenschlager)
1992-1993
Diploma Thesis, University of Mainz, Topic: HSV thymidine kinase (Supervisor: Prof. D. Falke)
1987-1993
Study of Biology (Main topics: Microbiology, Genetics, Botany, Biochemistry), University of Mainz. Grade 1.0

Professional Career
Since 2018
Deputy Head, Department Infectious Diseases, Molecular Virology, University of Heidelberg
Since 2002
Independent Group Leader, Dept. Infectious Diseases, Molecular Virology (Prof. R. Bartenschlager), Heidelberg University. Topics: Replication of hepatitis C virus, host cell factors of viral replication, role of the innate immune system in virus control
1998-2002
Postdoctoral fellow, Institute for Virology, University of Mainz. Topics: HCV and CSFV NS5B polymerase; development of a cell culture replication system for HCV on the basis of selectable subgenomic replicons. Head of Institute: Prof. Matthias Reddehase
Address
Department of Infectious Diseases, Molecular Virology
University Hospital Heidelberg
Im Neuenheimer Feld 344
69120 Heidelberg
Phone
+49/6221/56 4669
eMail
volker.lohmann@med.uni-heidelberg.de
Awards and Appointments
2018
DZIF award for Translational Virology
2000
Boehringer Ingelheim Prize: Development of a cell culture system for HCV

Others
Since 2010
Member of the editorial board “Virology”
Since 2007
Member of the editorial board “Journal of Virology”