Prof. Dr. Clemens Unger

Prof. Dr. Clemens Unger has been Medical Director of the Tumour Biology Centre for almost two decades and is an internationally trained specialist for oncological treatment. He is the founder and director of the Centre for Cancer Medicine (Zentrum für Krebsmedizin) and noted for his classical medical tumour treatment using chemo, hormonal and immunotherapies. Furthermore, he is an outstanding authority regarding unconventional, supporting and alternative treatment methods.

Curriculum vitae

Education

1969-1972

University study programme at the Pädagogische Hochschule Göttingen (Pedagogical University of Göttingen)

1972

Teaching degree with honours

1972-1978

Study programme in Human Medicine at the University of Göttingen

1975-1978

Dissertation "Phosphofructokinase - Phosphatase: Cleaning and Characterisation of a New Enzyme Derived from Rat Livers" (Very Good)

1978-1980

Scientific work in the Department of Clinical Biochemistry (Prof. H. Söling) and in the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry (Prof. H. Eibl)

1980-1988

Training as internist/Haematology-Oncology at the University of Göttingen

1988

Postdoctoral lecture "Alkylphosphocholines - a new class of anti-tumour agents"

Academic Positions

1988-1989

Clinical and scientific work/St. Bartholomews Hospital/London

1990-2004

Member of the "Scientific Advisory Board" of the Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM) in Berlin/Bonn

1991

Extraordinary professor for Internal Medicine at the University of Göttingen

1993-2011

Director of the Clinic for Internal Oncology in the Tumour Biology Centre at the University of Freiburg

1999-2004

Chairman of the Approval Commission A of the Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM) in Berlin/Bonn

Since 2000

Expert for the EMA (European Medicines Agency), London/UK

Since 2005

Expert for the EMA regarding Risk Assessment of Medical Products

Since 2009

"Honorable member of the Scientific Council of the Alexandrow National Cancer Centre Belarus"

Since 2011

Chief physician of the Centre for Cancer Medicine (Zentrum für Krebsmedizin), Freiburg

Prizes, Awards and Honours

1986

Farmitalia Carlo Erba Preis for experimental work regarding penetration of medications through the blood-brain barrier of rats

1990

The German Cancer Prize for development of alkylphosphocholines as a new class of cancer medications

1995

Galenus von Pergamon Preis for the development of medications based on phospholipids

2008

European Science Prize for the development of new medications and treatment strategies for infectious diseases and cancer

Memberships in Professional Associations

1986

AACR (American Association for Cancer Research)

1988

ASCO (American Society for Clinical Oncology)

1988

German Cancer Foundation

1988

German Diabetes Association

1989

Paul Ehrlich Society (PEG)

1989

UICC (Union International Contre le Cancer - International Union Against Cancer)

1989

AIO (Oncology in Internal Medicine Working Group)

1990

AOR (Association for Oncology of the Upper Rhine)

1992

ESMO (European Society for Medical Oncology)