Prof. Thomas Voit,
Education
1976 – 1982 Medicine, University of Freiburg, Germany
1984 MD Thesis (honours), Dr. med. University of Freiburg, Germany
Postdoctoral training:
1983 Scientific assistant, Pediatrics, University of Heidelberg-Mannheim, Germany
1983 – 1986 Scientific assistant, Pediatrics, University of Düsseldorf, Germany
1986 – 1988 DFG-Scholarship, Honorary Research Registrar to Victor Dubowitz, Dept. of Pediatrics and Neonatal Medicine, Hammersmith Hospital, London
1988 - 1989 Scientific assistant, Pediatrics, University of Düsseldorf, Germany
1990 Habilitation Thesis and Venia Legendi, University of Düsseldorf
Professional positions:
1990 Associate Professor (C2) of Pediatrics, University of Düsseldorf, Germany
1993 Professor (C3) of Pediatrics, University of Düsseldorf, Germany
1995 Professor and Chairman (C4) of Pediatrics and Pediatric Neurology, University of Essen, Germany
2002 -2006 Managing Director, Center for Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, University Hospital Essen
2006- Medical and Scientific Director, Institut de Myologie, Université Pierre et Marie Curie Paris VI, Paris, France
2006-2007 Associate Professor of Neurosciences, UPMC
2008- Professor (PU-PH) UPMC
1/2009-13 Director, Mixed Research Unit UPMC INSERM CNRS AIM
1/2014- Director, Research Centre for Myology, UPMC-INSERM UMR 974, CNRS FRE 3617
2013- Director (with R. Vialle) University-Hospital Department (DHU) for Muskulo-skeletal Disease Paris 6
10:2015- Professor, University College London Director Designate, Biomedical Research Centre, Institute of Child Health and Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK
Licensure and Certification:
1982 Certification (Physcian), Stuttgart, Germany
1989 Board Certification in Pediatrics
1996 Board Certification Laboratory Investigations, Part I and II
1996 Full Certification in pediatric postdoctoral training by the State of Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
2006 Board Certification in Pediatric Neurology (New Boards created in 2006)
2006 French Board Certification in Pediatrics
Awards and Honors:
1976 – 1982 Scholarship: Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes, Germany
1984 M.D.(Dr. med., honours) University of Freiburg, Germany
1986 – 1988 DFG-Scholarship, Honorary Research Registrar to Victor Dubowitz, Dept. of Pediatrics and Neonatal Medicine, Hammersmith Hospital, London
1990 Sanofi-Myopathy-Award, Deutsche Gesellschaft f. Muskelkranke
1993 Call to a Professorship, University of Luebeck (declined)
1997 Segawa-Lecture-Award, Japanese Society of Pediatric Neurology
2000 Ronnie-McKeith-Lecture-Award of the British Pediatric Neurological Association
2001 Lettura Magistrale, Italian Society of Pediatrics
2002 The Eduard Gomez Visiting Professorship, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA
2004 Gold Medal, Medical Faculty, University of Essen
2008 The Richard Hughes Lecture, King’s College, London
2011 The Victor Dubowitz Lecture, University College and MRC Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases, London
Editor:
1993 - 2010 Executive Editor, Neuropediatrics
1999- 2002 Editorial Board Member, Neuromuscular Disorders
2003-2014 Associate Editor, Neuromuscular Disorders
2015- Associate Executive Editor, Neuromuscular Disorders
Publications/Patents:
Currently 259 articles in MEDLINE, H-factor 61 (= 61 publications cited 61 times or more), over 13000 citations, over 20 book chapters, 15 patents.
2. International and Honorary Positions
1996 - Member of the Executive Board, World Muscle Society
1998 -2005 Member of the Scientific Committee of the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000-2002 Member of the Conseil Scientifique, Association Française contre les Myopathies
2002-2006 Member of the Conseil Scientifique, Institut des Maladies Rares, Paris, France
2003 -2006 Clinical Advisor, Conseil Scientifique, Association Française contre les Myopathies
2007- Member of the Scientific Council for the Integrated Research Centres, German Ministry of Education and Research
2008- Member of the Scientific Advisory Board, MRC Centre for Neuromuscular Disease, London-Newcastle
2008- Member of the Scientific Advisory Board, Dutch Duchenne Parents Project
2008-2013 Member of the Scientific Advisory Board, SMA Europe
2009- Member of the Scientific Council, Centres of Excellence Initiative, German Ministry of Education and Research
2010- President and Member of several university centre review boards (Freiburg, Jena, Würzburg, Berlin, München) of the German Excellence Initiative for the BMBF (German Ministry of Education and Research)
2011- Member, Scientific Advisory Board, PROSENSA Inc.
2012- Co-President of the Scientific Advisory Board, German Centre for Heart and Circulation Research (DHKZ)
2013- Member, Administrative Council, DIM Biothérapies Ile-de-France
2014- President, Scientific Advisory Board, SMA Europe
PhD Theses supervised (recent)
2010 - 2013 Eduardo Malfatti University Paris 6 and University of Siena
2010 – 2013 Yoann Barnouin University of Paris 6
2010 – 2014 Séverine Kunz University of Paris 6 and FU Berlin
PhDExaminEr
1999 University of Göteborg (Niklas Dahrin)
2000 University of Paris VI (Behzad Moghadaszadeh)
2001 University of Perth (Kristin Nowak)
2002 University of Madrid (Ana Ferreiro)
2003 University of Rotterdam (J.M.P. van der Hout)
2006 University of Sydney (Nigel Clarke)
2007 University of Evry (Jérémy Vitte)
2009 University of Geneva (Julia Reutenauer)
2013 University of Nantes (Thomas Bucher)
HABILITATION Theses supervised
2003 Joerg Klepper University of Essen
2003 Felix Ratjen University of Essen
2004 Volker Straub University of Essen
2004 Hartmut Grasemann University of Essen
2005 Stefanie Gruenewald University of Essen
2006 Uwe Mellies University of Essen
2006 Markus Auth University of Essen
2008 Stéphane Blot Ecole vétérinaire Paris
2012 Gwenola Auda-Boucher Université de Nantes
