Dr.med.vet., FTA Parasitology
Study of Veterinary Medicine with subsequent assistance at an Institute of Parasitology, including research in human and rodent-pathogenic filaria. Thereafter, employment in the pharmaceutical industry involving development of new ectoparasiticides against ticks and fleas on dogs and cats and IDEXX Laboratories as a specialist for parasitology, other infectious diseases and gastroenterology. Special interests are vector-borne and feline virus infections, including associated kidney diseases and internal medicine; zoonotic and parasitic diseases in pets / exotics, diagnosis of infectious, gastrointestinal, and pancreatic disorders; co-authorship of 10 scientific books, approx. 150 scientific publications and approx. 250 congress abstracts.
