Olaf Riess, MD, Degrees 1985 MD, Humboldt-University, Berlin, 1989 Promotion, Humboldt-University, Berlin 1994 Habilitation, Ruhr University, Bochum 1995 Specialist in Human Genetics Clinical Training/Research Experience 1985 bis 1987 Clinial training, Academy of Science Berlin-Buch 1987 bis 1988 Clinial training, Charité Berlin 1988 bis 1989 Postdoctoral fellow, Humboldt-University Berlin 1989 Postdoctoral fellow, Max-Planck-Institut, Martinsried 1990 Research Fellowship, UBC Vancouver, Canada Appointments/Positions 1985 – 1987 Molecular Human Genetics, Research Assistant, Academy of Sciences, Berlin 1987 – 1990 Department of Human Genetics, non-tenured employee, Humboldt-University, Berlin 1990 – 1992 Department of Medical Genetics, Research Associate, UBC, Canada 1992 – 1999 Molecular Human Genetics, Senior Scientist, Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany 1999 – 2001 Associate Professor (C3), Head of the Department of Medical Genetics, 2001 – Present Full Professor (C4) of Medical Genetics, Head of the Department for Medical Genetics and applied Genomics, University of Tübingen Academic and Professional Duties 2007 -2010 Dean of Research, University of Tübingen 2010 – present Head of Center for Rare Deseases, Tübingen Awards 1990 - 1992 Fellowship of the MRC Canada Prize of the ”Deutsche Heredoataxie Gesellschaft” Poster prize at the Movement Society Meeting, New York, USA |