Markus Schwaiger - Curriculum Vitae#
Research Interests & Methods Focus
- Multimodal imaging, molecular imaging, cardiology, oncology
Medical Education and Training
- 1969 - 1975 Medical School, Free University of Berlin
- 1975 - 1976 Intern, Division of Internal Medicine, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Munich
- 1976 - 1977 Intern, Division of Internal Medicine, German Heart Center, Munich
- 1977 M.D. degree, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Munich
- 1978 Postdoctoral fellow, Division of Physiology and Cardiology, University of Cincinnati, USA (DFG research fellowship)
- 1979 - 1981 Resident, Division of Internal Medicine, German Heart Center, Munich
- 1981 - 1983 Postdoctoral fellow, Division of Nuclear Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
- 1985 - 1987 Clinical fellow, Division of Cardiology, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
Academic Appointments
- 1983 - 1987 Assistant Professor, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
- 1987 - 1991 Associate Professor, University of Michigan, USA
- 1991 - 1993 Full Professor, University of Michigan, USA
- 1993 - 2018 Adjunct Professor, University of Michigan, USA
- 1993 - 2017 Director, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich
- 1998 - 2002 Scientific Director of the Institute of Radiology, German Heart Center Munich
Administrative Appointments
- 1999 - 2000 Associate Dean of Student Affairs, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich
- 2000 - 2002 Vice Dean, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich
- 2002 - 2006 Dean, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich
- 2007 - 2010 Dean, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich
- 2014 - 2016 Associate Dean of International Affairs, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich
- 2016 - 2019 Founding Director of TranslaTUM (Center for Translational Cancer Research), Technical University of Munich
- 2016 - 2021 Medical Director and CEO, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Munich
- 2023 - now President, Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities
Selected Advisory Activities and Board Memberships
- 2011 - 2016 Member of the Foundation Board of the Wilhelm Sander-Foundation
- 2011 - 2021 Member of the IAS Board of Trustees, Technical University of Munich
- 2012 - 2021 Appointment and Tenure Board Member, Technical University of Munich
- 2013 - 2020 Evaluation Panel Member for the consolidator grant of the European Research Council
- 2013 Member of the Evaluation Panel for Translational Research in Switzerland
- 2015 Member of the Lymphoseek® Advisory Board, Norgine Ltd, UK
- 2015 Member of the Scientific Advisory Board for the Clinical Imaging Research Center, Singapore
- 2016 - now Member of the Board of Counselors of the GIGA Institute, University of Liège
- 2016 - 2021 Member of the Foundation Board of the München-Schwabing pediatric clinic
- 2016 - 2021 Member of the Foundation Board of the Friedrich Schiedel-Foundation
- 2017 External Expert Advisory Board Member of the H2020-funded project HYPMED
- 2017 - 2019 Consultant for GE Healthcare Ltd., UK
- 2018 - 2019 Member of the Advisory Committee of the Bergen Research Foundation
- 2019 Auditor of the clinical and translational research of the Institut Jules Bordet, Brussels
- 2021 - now Member of the LOOP Scientific Advisory Board, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
Selected Awards & Honors
- 2002 Distinguished Scientist Award, Academy of Molecular Imaging
- 2002 Henry N. Wagner Lecture, Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Los Angeles
- 2004-now Member of the German National Academy of Sciences „Leopoldina”
- 2005 Georg von Hevesy Medal, Hungarian Society of Nuclear Medicine
- 2005-now Member of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities
- 2006 Hermann Blumgart Award
- 2007 Honorary doctorate, University of Varna (Dr. med. h.c.)
- 2009 Federal Cross of Merit
- 2010 Bavarian Maximilian Medal for Science and Art
- 2011 Paul C. Aebersold Award, Society of Nuclear Medicine
- 2014 Honorary member, Radiological Society of North America
- 2016 Honorary member, Japan Radiological Society
- 2016 Georg von Hevesy Medal, German Society of Nuclear Medicine
- 2017 ESMI Award, European Society for Molecular Imaging
- 2018 Honorary Member, European Association of Nuclear Medicine
- 2019 Honorary Member, European Society for Molecular Imaging
- 2019 Henry N. Wagner Lecture, Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Anaheim
- 2019 Heinz Maier Leibnitz Medal, Technical University of Munich
- 2022 Georg Charles de Hevesy Nuclear Pioneer Award, Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI)
Selected Third-Party Grants
- 2001 - 2004 Radionuclide therapy, German Research Foundation
- 2002 - 2005 Functional MRI, Bavarian Research Foundation
- 2005 - 2010 DiMI, European Union
- 2005 - 2011 Freedom to Discover Grant, Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation
- 2008 - 2011 MOBITUM, Federal Ministry of Education and Research
- 2009 - 2021 Collaborative Research Center 824, German Research Foundation
- 2011 - 2014 EndoTOFPET, European Union
- 2011 - 2015 13CMMR, Federal Ministry of Education and Research
- 2011 - 2015 DZHK, Federal Ministry of Education and Research
- 2012 - 2017 MUMI – ERC Advanced Grant, European Research Council
- 2013 - 2016 PASSOS, Federal Ministry of Education and Research
- 2013 - 2016 RoBildOR, Bavarian Research Foundation
- 2013 - 2017 MINDVIEW, European Union
Publications and Presentations
Approx. 830 peer reviewed publications in international scientific journals
More than 100 book chapters
More than 600 invited presentations