Education and Training 1976–1982 Education in Medicine at the Universities of Ferrara (Italy), Berlin and Würzburg 1982 Subinternship, General Hospital, University of Singapore, Singapore 1982 Subinternship, Department of Medicine, University Hospital Zurich,Switzerland 1983 Thesis (degree of M.D.) at the University of Würzburg, Department of Medicine Positions and Employment 1983–1990 Residency and Fellowship in Internal Medicine and Nephrology at the Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Freiburg 1990 Habilitation (equivalent to PhD), Member of the Faculty Assistant professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Freiburg 1991 German Board of Internal Medicine Examination National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, Molecular Disease Branch 1993 German Board of Internal Medicine/Nephrology Examination Since 1994 Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Würzburg 2003–2009 Director, Clinical Trial Service Unit, University Hospital of Würzburg

 Main interests Role of Lipids in the progression of renal disease, glomerulosclerosis, atherosclerosis in kidney failure patients Fabry disease and Fabry nephropathy Cardiovascular disease in CKD  Ongoing research support Post-hoc analysis of „Die Deutsche Diabetes Dialyse Studie“ (4D-study) Study of Heart and Renal Protection (SHARP) German Chronic Kidney Disease - GCKD study EQUAL study Randomized EValuation of the Effects of Anacetrapib through Lipid-modification (REVEAL) MiRenDA