Prof. Dr. Annette Grüters-Kieslich
Institute for Experimental Pediatric Endocrinology
Charite Campus Virchow Clinic
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)
