Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Markus Hecker

2014-2016

Managing Director of the Institute of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Heidelberg University, Germany

2012

Specialist of Physiology (German Physiological Society)

since 2006

Head of the Division of Cardiovascular Physiology, Institute of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Heidelberg University, Germany

2006-2011

Managing Director of the Institute of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Heidelberg University, Germany

since 2004

Full Professor (C4) and Director, Institute of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Heidelberg University, Germany

2001-2003

Managing partner, AVONTEC GmbH, Göttingen, Germany

1996-2004

Full Professor (C3) and Head, Department of Cardiovascular Physiology, Göttingen University, Germany

1993-1996

Assistant Professor in the Department of Cardiovascular Physiology, University of Frankfurt, Germany

1993

State doctorate (Dr. rer. nat., habil. in Physiology), Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Germany

1993

Specialist of Pharmacology (German Society of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology)

1991-1993

Lecturer in the Department of Applied Physiology, University of Freiburg, Germany

1990-1991

Senior Scientist and Honorary Lecturer, William Harvey Research Institute, St. Bartholomew’s Hospital Medical College, London, UK

1989-1990

Postdoc, William Harvey Research Institute, St. Bartholomew’s Hospital Medical College, London, UK

1988-1989

Postdoc, Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA

1988

Dr. rer. nat. (Ph. D. in Biochemical Pharmacology), University of Konstanz, Germany

1986-1989

Post-graduate in the Research Training Group Biochemical Pharmacology, University of Konstanz, Germany

1985

Diploma (M. Sc. in Biology), University of Konstanz, Germany

1980-1985

Study of Biology, University of Konstanz, Germany

2003

German Founders Award in the category "Concept" (together with G. Hasenfuss)

2000

Wulf Vater-Dihydropyridine Research Award, Wulf Vater-Foundation (together with M. Cattaruzza, R. Wachter and A.H. Wagner)

1994

Award of the Dr. Heinz und Helene Adam-Foundation for Research on Human Blood and Lymph Vessels

1993

Sandoz Award for therapy-related pharmacological research, German Societey for Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology (togehter with R. Busse, W. Linz and G. Wiemer)