Professor Dr. Georg Peters

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Academic Education

06/1985Habilitation in Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, University of Cologne
08/1982 - 07/1983Fellowship of the German Research Foundation (DFG), Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minneapolis, Minneapolis, MN, USA
04/1981 - 07/1982Fellow at the Department of Medicine, University of Cologne
01/1977 - 03/1981Fellow at the Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, University of Cologne
09/1977Doctoral Thesis, MD (Dr. med.)
08/1976 - 11/1976Assistant at the Children’s Hospital ‘Kaiserin Friedrich’, Norderney
10/1969 - 04/1975Study of Medicine at the University of Cologne

Work Experience

since 02/1992Full Professor of Medical Microbiology and Director, Institute of Medical Microbiology, Medical Faculty, University of Münster (WWU)
02/1986 - 02/1992Associate Professor, Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, University of Cologne
08/1983 - 02/1986Assistant Professor, Institue of Medical Microbiology, University of Cologne

Functions and Memberships

since 2009Chairman, Scientific Advisory Board, Robert-Koch Institute (RKI), Berlin
since 2006Chairman, Interdisciplinary Centre for Clinical Research (IZKF), Münster
since 2004Member (Speaker since 2008), Study Section: "Microbiology, Virology and Immunology" of the DFG
since 1993Chairman, Gordon-Research-Conference on Staphylococcal Diseases
2003 - 2008Spokesman, DFG Collaborative Research Centre SFB 293
1998 - 2000President, Past-President (since 2002), German Society of Hygiene and Microbiology

Publications

Niemann Silke, Nguyen Minh-Thu, Eble Johannes A, Chasan Achemt I, Mrakovcic Maria, Böttcher Ralph T, Preissner Klaus T, Roßlenbroich Steffen, Peters Georg, Herrmann Mathias (2021)
In: mBio, Volume 12(5)
Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
Westphal C, Görlich D, Kampmeier S, Herzog S, Braun N, Hitschke C, Mellmann A, Peters G, Kahl BC, Junge S, Tümmler B, Ellermunter H, Dübbers A, Küster P, Ballmann M, Koerner-Rettberg C, Große-Onnebrink J, Heuer E, Sextro W, G J, Hammermann J, Graepler-Mainka U, Staab D, Wollschläger B, Schuster A, Tegtmeyer FK, Sutharsan S, Wald A (2020)
In: Frontiers in Microbiology, 11
Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
Schwerdt M., Neumann C., Schwartbeck B., Kampmeier S., Herzog S., Görlich D., Dübbers A., Große-Onnebrink J., Kessler C., Küster P., Schültingkemper H., Treffon J., Peters G., Kahl B. (2018)
In: International Journal of Medical Microbiology, null(null)
Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
Becker K., van Alen S., Idelevich E., Schleimer N., Seggewiß J., Mellmann A., Kaspar U., Peters G. (2018)
In: Emerging Infectious Diseases, 24(2)
Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
Treffon J, Block D, Moche M, Reiss S, Fuchs S, Engelmann S, Becher D, Langhanki L, Mellmann A, Peters G, Kahl BC (2018)
In: J. Infect. Dis., 217(9)
Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
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Projects

Duration: 01/07/2016 - 30/06/2020 | 2nd Funding period
Funded by: DFG - Collaborative Research Centre
Type of project: Subproject in DFG-joint project hosted at University of Münster
Duration: 01/07/2014 - 30/06/2018 | 2nd Funding period
Funded by: DFG - Collaborative Research Centre
Type of project: Subproject in DFG-joint project hosted outside University of Münster
Duration: 01/01/2014 - 30/06/2016 | 1st Funding period
Funded by: DFG - Collaborative Research Centre
Type of project: Subproject in DFG-joint project hosted at University of Münster
Duration: 01/11/2012 - 31/10/2019 | 1st Funding period
Funded by: DFG - Cluster of Excellence
Type of project: Subproject in DFG-joint project hosted at University of Münster
Duration: 01/07/2012 - 30/06/2016 | 1st Funding period
Funded by: DFG - Collaborative Research Centre
Type of project: Main DFG-project hosted at University of Münster
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Doctorates

Molecular characterization of the AtlA/AtlE-dependent staphylococcal internalization by human host cells
Candidate: Schlesier, Tim | Supervisors: Heilmann, Christine; Liebau, Eva; Peters, Georg
Period of time: 04/01/2010 - 06/02/2015
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
Molecular Mechanism of Biofilm formation in Staphylococcus lugdunensis - A genetic approach
Candidate: Babu Rajendran, Nithya | Supervisors: Heilmann, Christine; Liebau, Eva; Peters, Georg
Period of time: 26/10/2009 - 06/12/2013
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
Molekulare Mechanismen der Biofilmbildung von Staphylokokken
Candidate: Bleiziffer, Isabelle Franziska | Supervisors: Heilmann, Christine; Liebau, Eva; Peters, Georg
Period of time: 22/06/2007 - 22/11/2012
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
Impact of the Staphylococcus aureus surface proteins Atl, Aaa, and SasC on the interaction with host tissue
Candidate: Hirschhausen, Nina | Supervisors: Heilmann, Christine; Meinhardt, Friedhelm; Peters, Georg
Period of time: 28/03/2006 - 19/10/2010
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
Molekulare Charakterisierung adhäsiver Interaktionen zwischen Staphylokokken und Candida
Candidate: Fehrmann, Carsten | Supervisors: Heilmann, Christine; Tudzynski, Paul; Peters, Georg
Period of time: 06/04/2005 - 13/07/2010
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
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