Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Peter Burfeind,

Education/University

April 1981
Study of Biology at the Freie Universität Berlin

Oct. 1982
Continuation studies of Biology at  the Georg-August-University in Göttingen

1984
BSc. in Biology

1986
MSc in Biology

1986 - 1988                           
Master thesis at the Institute of Human Genetics, University of Göttingen, with the title: „Studies for gene localization and gene expression of human nuclear proteins". Grade: Very Good.

1988 - 1992
PhD thesis at the Institute of Human Genetics, University of Göttingen, with the title: „Characterisation of a cDNA and gene for an Outer Dense Fiber protein in male germ cells of mammals". Grade: Summa cum laude.

Professional Career

1992 -1993                            
Postdoctoral fellow at the Institute of Human Genetics, University of Göttingen.

1993 - 1996
Senior Research Associate in the Department of Biology and the Cancer Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.

Since 1997                             
Senior Research Associate at the Institute of Human Genetics, University of Göttingen.

Since 1999                            
Group leader at the Institute of Human Genetics, University Göttingen.

2001 - 2003                           
Head of postnatal cytogenetics diagnostic at the Institute Human Genetics, University of Göttingen.

2003 - 2004                          
Head of prenatal cytogenetics diagnostic at the Institute of Human Genetics, University of Göttingen.

2004 - 2006                          
Head of postnatal cytogenetics diagnostic at the Institute Human Genetics, University of Göttingen.

Since 2006                            
Head of molecular genetic diagnostics and co-head of cytogenetic diagnostics at the Institute of Human Genetics, University of Göttingen.

Habilitation                           
May 2005 at the medical faculty Göttingen with the thesis „Isolierung und funktionelle Analysen differentiell exprimierter Gene im humanen Prostatakarzinom" and granting of the venia legendi in „Molecular Human Genetics".

Memberships

German Society of Human Genetics

American Association for Cancer Research (Corresponding member)

German Society for Reproductive Medicine

German Prostate Carcinoma Consortium (DPKK) e.V.

Executive Board of the center Hygiene and Human Genetics

Reviewer                              

Journal of Pathology, Oncogene, International Journal of Cancer, Human Molecular Genetics, Cancer Letters and Cytogenetics and Genome Research.Reviewer (since 2003) for the internal research promotion program of the medical faculty in Göttingen.
 

Bibliography

Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Peter Burfeind,

University Medical Center Göttingen
Department of
Human Genetics
Heinrich-Düker-Weg 12
37073 Göttingen
+49-551-39-7595
+49-551-39-9303
pburfei(at)gwdg.de
www.humangenetik.gwdg.de

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