Curriculum Vitae
DIETRICH KEPPLER
Emer. Ord. Prof. Dr. med.
Personal
Date of birth: April 11, 1940
Place of birth: Stuttgart, Germany
Academic Education and Appointments
1959 – 1966
Medical Schools of Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich and Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg im Breisgau
- Doctoral thesis on human skeletal muscle metabolism
- Internship at Freiburg University Hospitals
1966 – 1971
Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Research Associate with Karl Decker
1971
Habilitation in Biochemistry, University of Freiburg
1972 – 1973
Department of Chemistry, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA, (Research Fellowship from the German Research Foundation (DFG))
1973 – 1987
Senior lecturer, since 1975 Associated Professor of Biochemistry, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg
1986
Full professorship offers from Hannover Medical School and University of Heidelberg
1987 – 2005
Professor of Tumor Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Heidelberg
1987 – 2007
Head, Division of Tumor Biochemistry, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) in Heidelberg
2007 – 2013
Member of the International Consortium of Membrane Transporters (ITC)
2007 – 2014
German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ):
- Establishment and Steering Committee member of the Strategic Alliance between Bayer HealthCare and DKFZ (2007 – 2014)
- Chairman of the Alumni Organization of the DKFZ (2010 – 2012)
- Bioregion Rhein-Neckar, Board of Trustees, member for DKFZ (2009 – 2013)