Prof. Dr. med. Alexander Mellmann

Current affiliations

  • Institute of Hygiene
  • Münster Graduate School of Evolution (MGSE)

Academic Education

since 10/2016Full professor for Hygiene, especially hospital infection control
since 11/2015Senior consultant for infection control of the University Hospital Münster
since 2012Specialist in Hygiene and Environmental Medicine
since 2010Habilitation in Hygiene and Medical Microbiology
since 2007Specialist in Microbiology, Virology, and Infectious Diseases
2006 - 2012Training in Hygiene at the Department of Hygiene, University Hospital Münster
2004 - 2005Training in Traumatology at the Department for Accident Surgery (Head: Prof. Dr. M. Raschke), University Hospital Münster
07/2003Approbation as a physician, since then training in Hygiene and Medical Microbiology at the Department of Hygiene and the Department of Medical Microbiology, University Hospital Münster
01/2002 - 06/2003Arzt im Praktikum (AiP) at the Institute for Medical Microbiology (Head: Prof. Dr. G. Peters) and at the Institute for Hygiene (Head: Prof. Dr. H. Karch), University Hospital Münster
08/2002M.D. degree and experimental medical thesis “Vancomycin resistant Enterococci: Epidemiology and Molecular Characterization” (Prof. Dr. H. Karch), University of Münster
1995 - 2001Medical School at the Universities of Greifswald, Würzburg and Innsbruck (Austria)
11/2001Medical state examination at the Julius-Maximilians-Universität zu Würzburg

Publications

Tönnies H.; Heep A.; Herrmann J.; Lange M.; Mellmann A.; Hamprecht A. (2024)
In: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 13(1)
Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
Lehmkuhl J; Schneider JS; Werth KLV; Scherff N; Mellmann A; Kampmeier S (2024)
In: Scientific Reports, 14(1)
Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
Gschwind R; Petitjean M; Fournier C; Lao J; Clermont O; Nordmann P; Mellmann A; Denamur E; Poirel L; Ruppé E (2024)
In: Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 68(4)
Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
Sobkowiak A; Scherff N; Schuler F; Bletz S; Mellmann A; Schwierzeck V; van Almsick V (2024)
In: Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 14
Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
Schreiber A; Rodner F; Oberberg N; Anhlan D; Bletz S; Mellmann A; Planz O; Ludwig S (2024)
In: Antiviral Research, 225
Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
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Projects

Duration: 01/10/2023 - 30/09/2026 | 2nd Funding period
Funded by: DFG - Clinical Research Unit
Type of project: Subproject in DFG-joint project hosted at University of Münster
Duration: 01/10/2020 - 31/12/2021
Funded by: Uni Münster-internal funding - Topical Programs
Type of project: Internally at the University of Münster funded project
Duration: 01/07/2020 - 30/06/2024 | 3rd Funding period
Funded by: DFG - Collaborative Research Centre
Type of project: Subproject in DFG-joint project hosted at University of Münster
Duration: 01/10/2019 - 30/09/2023 | 1st Funding period
Funded by: DFG - Clinical Research Unit
Type of project: Subproject in DFG-joint project hosted at University of Münster
Duration: 01/11/2018 - 31/12/2022 | 1st Funding period
Funded by: Federal Ministry of Education and Research
Type of project: Participation in BMBF-joint project
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Prizes

Hauptpreis der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Hygiene und Mikrobiologie
Awarded by: Stiftung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Hygiene und Mikrobiologie (DGHM)
Award given to: Mellmann, Alexander
Announced at: 25/02/2019 | Date of awarding: 15/02/2019
Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction
BioMérieux Diagnostic Award 2007
Awarded by: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Hygiene und Mikrobiologie (DGHM)
Award given to: Mellmann, Alexander
Date of awarding: 01/01/2007
Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction

Doctorates

„Identifying Small Regulatory RNAs in Escherichia coli O104:H4 - Transcriptome Profile and Characterization of Pic-associated sRNAs“
Candidate: Dumevi, Rexford | Supervisors: Dobrindt, Ulrich; Kurtz, Joachin; Mellmann, Alexander | Reviewers: Dobrindt, Ulrich; Kurtz, Joachin; Mellmann, Alexander
Period of time: 15/04/2020 - 22/09/2023
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
Molecular epidemiology and phylogeny of enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli 0157
Candidate: Jenke, Christian | Supervisors: Mellmann, Alexander; Barnekow, Angelika; Karch, Helge
Period of time: 25/11/2008 - 01/12/2011
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster