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Name:
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Univ.-Prof. Dr. med. Heymut Omran
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Date of birth:
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1967, Castrop-Rauxel, Germany
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Nationality:
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German
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Position:
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Professor and Chief Medical Director of the Department of General Pediatrics at the University Hospital Muenster, Germany; Board certified for Pediatrics and board certified sub-specialization for Pediatric Neurology
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| Qualifications and training |
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1986
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university-entrance diploma "Adalbert-Stifter-Gymnasium", Castrop-Rauxel; Germany
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1986-1987
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Civilian service "Deutsches Rotes Kreuz"
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1987-1994
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University studies: human medicine, Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg, Germany
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| Scholarships and medical training abroad |
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since 1988
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Member of the German Scholarship Foundation (scholar of Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes)
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1990-1991
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Medical training at the University of Manchester, England, UK
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1993-1994
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Scholarship of the state of Baden-Württemberg for the University of Massachusetts, USA
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| Profession |
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1994-1996
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Medical training at the University Children's Hospital Freiburg, Germany
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1996-2001
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Research fellow at the the University Children's Hospital Freiburg, Germany
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Feb. 2001
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Medical specialist in pediatrics and adolescent medicine
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Jan. 2002
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Senior physician at the Center for Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Freiburg, Germany
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Dec. 2002
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Faculty member (Venia legendi, Habilitation), University of Freiburg, Germany; Thesis title: “Adolescent Nephronophthisis with and without Leber´s congenital amaurosis”
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Dec. 2004
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Assistant Medical Director of the Department of Pediatric Neurolgy and Muscle disorders, University Children’s Hospital, Germany
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May 2006
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Professor of Pediatrics, University of Freiburg, Germany
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2007
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Appointment as Adjunct Professor for the Department of Pediatrics, University of North Carolina, USA
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2010
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Appointment as Chief Medical Director of the Department of General Pediatrics, University Hospital Muenster, Germany
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| Clinical education |
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2006
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Pediatric Neurology
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2008
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Children's Endocrinology and Diabetology
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2009
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Children´s Pneumology
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| Memberships in scientific organisations |
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American Society for Human Genetics (ASHG)
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German Society of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine (DGKJ)
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German Society for Clinical Neurophysiology and Functional Imaging (DGKN)
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European Kidney Research Association (EKRA)
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International Pediatric Nephrology Association (IPNA)
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German Society for Neuro-Paediatrics (GNP) (GNP)
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German Society for Paediatric Nephrology (GPN)
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| Awards |
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1999
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Else Kröner Fresenius Award
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2001
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Award of the European Renal Association for "Mapping of the human adolescent nephronophthisis gene locus and demonstration of synteny to the pcy mouse model"
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2002
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Friedrich-Linneweh-Award
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Young Investigator Award of European Society of Human Genetics for "Mutations in DNAH5 cause primary ciliary dyskinesia and randomization of left-right asymmetry"
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2004
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Frank Majewski Award
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2006
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Manes Kartagener Award
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2007
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Johannes Wenner Award
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2015
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Eva Luise Köhler Award
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2016
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C4R (Care for Rare) Science Award
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| Referee Activities |
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Selected Scientific Journals: Nature Genetics; Nature; Science; Nature Medicine; Nature Cell Biology; Neuron; American Journal of Human Genetics; Annals of Neurology; American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine; Journal of Cell Biology; Proceedings of the National Academy of Science
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Scientific Organizations: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (Germany); INSERM (France), Telethon (Italy), Uitzicht (Netherlands), Wellcome Trust (UK)
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Specialist advisor of the Human Genome Nomenclature Committee (HGNC)
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