Prof. Dr. Clemens Unger
Prof. Dr. med. Clemens Unger
Director of the Centre
Telefon: +49 (0)761 - 38 69 09 7 - 0
Fax: +49 (0)761 - 38 69 09 7 - 9
E-mail: unger@zentrum-krebsmedizin.de
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)