Prof. Dr. Annette Grüters-Kieslich
Professor of Pediatrics
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Chief Medical Director and Chairwoman
University Hospital Heidelberg
Germany
Curriculum vitae
since 6/2017: Chief Medical Director and Chairwoman, University Hospital Heidelberg, Germany
2016 - 2017: Visiting Professor MGH, Boston, USA
2015 - 2016: Director of the Department of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, Chair of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes
2009 - 2017: Member NeuroCure Cluster of Excellence
2008 - 2015: Dean of the Charité
2004: Appointment as full Professor for Pediatrics (C4) at the medical faculty, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
2003 - 2008: Director of the Institute for Experimental Pediatric Endocrinology, Charité
1998 - 2008: Founding Director of the Pediatric Center for Chronically Ill Children of the Otto-Heubner Center, Charité
1998: Appointment as full Professor for Pediatric Endocrinology (C3) at the medical faculty, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
1996 - 2008: Physician-in-chief of the Outpatient Clinic of the Charité Children’s Hospital, Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
1992 - 1996: Physician-in-chief of the Outpatient Clinic of the Children’s Hospital, Freie Universität Berlin
1986 - 1993: Assistant Professor of Pediatric Endocrinology at the Children’s Hospital, Freie Universität Berlin
1991: Habilitation thesis and formal university academic appointment, lecturer
1982 - 1984: Research fellowship (German Research Foundation, DFG), UCLA; Los Angeles,USA, Dept. of Paediatric Endocrinology (Prof. Dr. D. A. Fisher)
1980 - 1986: Residency in Pediatrics and scientific/research assistant in Pediatric Endocrinology at the Children’s Hospital, Freie Universität Berlin
1982: Doctorate, PhD
1980: License certification
1973 - 1980: Medical studies at the Ruhr-Universität Bochum and Freie Universität Berlin
Research fields
- Molecular pathogenesis of congenital endocrine diseases
- Pathophysiology, neuroendocrine control & treatment of rare genetic childhood obesity
- Transcriptional control of developmental genes, G-protein coupled receptors
Activities in the scientific community, honors, awards
Since 2016: Senator Leopoldina National Academy of Sciences
Since 2016: Supervisory board Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine
Since 2015: Vice President of the Berlin Brandenburg Academy of Sciences
Since 2015: Member of the ESPE Council
Since 2013: Member of the standing Senates Commission on Clinical Research (DFG)
Since 2011: Elected Member of Leopoldina National Academy of Sciences
2013: Andrea Prader Award (European Society for Pediatric Endocrinology ESPE)
2010: Berthold Medal, German Society for Endocrinology
2005: Visiting Professor in Endocrinology at the UCLA, Los Angeles, USA
2004: Robert Blizzard Lecture (Lawson Wilkins Society for Pediatric Endocrionolgy, USA)
2003: Research Award (European Society for Pediatric Endocrinology)
1981: Marius Tausk Award (German Society for Endocrinology)
