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

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
  
• 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

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