Biography

Born 15th February 1924 in Wohlmirstedt/Unstruttal Büxensteinallee 24, 12527 Berlin – Grünau

Academic career

1950-1955: Studied at the Medical Faculty of the Humboldt-University in Berlin

1956: Qualified as a medical doctor (Dr. Med.)

1970: Post-graduate qualification with chronobiological specialty

1971: Appointed Professor of the Physiology Section at the Academy of Sciences in the German Democratic Republic

1977: Appointed Professor of Physiology at the Charité der Humboldt-University in Berlin, Executive Functions in scientific medical organizations

1957-1977: Scientific Director of the Department of Stress and Hypertension in the Central Institute for Heart and Circulation Research at the Academy of Sciences in Berlin-Buch

1964-1977: Deputy Director of the Central Institute for Heart-Circulation Research, Berlin-Buch

1972-1990: Coordinator ‘Chronobiology and Chronomedicine’ of the Space Medicine and Biological Work Group ‘Interkosmos’

1977-1988: Establishment and directorship of the independent Department of Neuropathophysiology at the Charitÿ der Humboldt-University in Berlin

1977-1991: Establishment and directorship of the Space Medicine and Biological Centres at the Berliner Charitÿ

1983: Establishment and directorship of the Sleep Laboratory at the Charité (3 Chairs)

1988-1991: Foundation and Directorship of the Institute for Pathophysiology at the Charité der Humboldt-University in Berlin

1990: Foundation of the Sleep Medicine Centre and Leadership of the Charité der Humboldt-University in Berlin

1991: Awarded the title of Professor Emeritus

1992: Co-founder of the Russian Section of the International Academy of Sciences

1995-2000: Co-founder and Medical Director of the I.S.F. Institute for Stress Research GmbH, Be

2000: Founder of the Institute for Psychosocial Health

2001: Co-founder of the Azerbaijan Section of the International Section of Sciences

Main areas of research work in the past 50 years

• Neurophysiology and Physiology of higher neuro activity

• Chronobiology, Chronomedicine, Biocybernetics, chronobiological Regulatory diagnostics

• Psychobiology and Chronobiology of sleep, sleep disturbances, sleep-regulating peptides

• Neuropeptides-Regulator peptides: Substance P, Regulation therapy

• Chronobiology of stress, time-related conflicts, time-related illness

• Emotional stress and health

• Emotional stress and heart-circulatory disorders (hypertension)

• Bioactive effects of noise and electrosmog, expertise in noise-medicine

• Psychophysiology, psychosomatic medicine, mental health, psychosocial health

• Health sciences, health philosophy

• Space medicine and biology, main emphasis chronobiology and sleep disturbances

• Mineral metabolism (silicon, magnesium) in the regulation Advancement of scientific trainees

• 166 post graduate students

• 92 undergraduates

• Currently the supervisor of 12 post graduate students