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Heribert Jürgens

Biography

Heribert Jürgens was born on July 3, 1949 in Bonn. After completion of the High school in Bonn in 1968, Jürgens studied 1968-1974 medicine at the Heinrich Heine University in Dusseldorf. During this time he spent a year at the Medical School of the University of Glasgow. In 1976 the promotion. Following this, he worked seven years as an assistant doctor at the University Children's Hospital in Dusseldorf. This time was interrupted by an almost one-year stay at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York. Was made possible Heribert Jürgens this stay through a grant from the German Cancer Aid. In 1981 he was appointed Specialist in Pediatrics, a year later, in 1982, the Habilitation at the Medical Faculty of the University of Dusseldorf. The Venia legendi for the subject Pediatrics and the appointment as Assistant Professor in 1983. He received For two years he worked as a senior physician at the University Children's Hospital, before in 1986 he was appointed Professor at C2-time. 1987 Professor Jürgens was then appointed deputy director of the Division of Hematology and Oncology at the University Children's Hospital in Dusseldorf, it was 1989, the term "adjunct professor" award. Two years later the call came to C4 professor and director of the Department of Pediatrics - Pediatric Hematology / Oncology - at the University Hospital of Münster. In this position, the physician became one of the most widely recognized Specialists in Pediatric Oncology of the Federal Republic. In October 2002 he was elected dean of the Medical Faculty of the Westphalian Wilhelms University. The primary objective of Professor Jürgens is the research and findings in the field of pediatric oncology, with a focus in the field of bone tumors push forward. This is reflected in its diverse activities on the floor of the national and international platforms for cancer research. Prof. Dr. med. Heribert Jürgens is a member of the board of the Society for Paediatric Oncology and Haematology (GPOH) whose chairmanship he took over in 2000. He has been involved on the boards of the Cancer Society NRW (GBK), the German Cancer Society (DKG) and the International Society of Pediatric Oncology (SIOP) and heard various expert committees of the German Cancer Aid.

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