biography...

 

 

• After receiving the degree of Medical Doctor I worked as Postdoctoral Scientist in Department of Biological Research of Gedeon Richter Ltd, Budapest.
   
• During one year I was working as a Medical Practitioner in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Hospital, Baden and in the
  Department of Surgery, University Hospital, Basel.
   
• After that I went into research. In the next years I worked as a Research Assistant in the Biochemical  Laboratory, Pentapharm AG, Aesch, (Area of Research: Biochemical investigations with snake poison) and in the  Department of the Endocrinology, SANDOZ AG, Basel. Area of Research: Pharmacological studies “Substances with inhibitory effect on Prolactin production.
   
• The animal experiments demoralised and disappointed me more and more. Therefore I left the industry in 1982 and went on to the Experimental-Clinical Research. I worked as a Research Assistant in the next four years in the Department of Genetics, Centre of Research and Development, Basel and in the Department of Cell Biology, Biozentrum, Basel.  Topic: „Tumour diseases in the family: Genetic aspects.” 
   
• Between 1986 and 1990 I was active as Scientist in the Department of Haematology, Centre of Research and Development, Basel. Topic and projects: “DNA repair mechanisms in tumour patients.”
   
• Between 1990 and 1995 I served as an Assistant Professor in Medical School, University Basel: Teaching and Research activity. Topic: Immunology of Endometrium. 
   

• Between 1996 and 2008 I worked as a Scientist and served as Head of the Immunology Laboratory, Society of Cancer Research, Arlesheim. Topic: Cytokine Research (basic and clinical research projects).

• Since 2008 I'm an independent scientist and reviewer of several international scientific jounrals.