Curriculum Vitae and Scientific Career of
Prof. Dr. rer. nat. med. Burkhard Tümmler

Born December 1st, 1952, in Bramsche, Lower Saxony, Germany

Education

• 1971 - 1976 Study of biochemistry
• 1974 - 1981 Study of medicine
• 1979 PhD degree (Dr. rer. nat.) from the Technical University of Hannover
• 1984 MD degree (Dr. med.) from the Medical School Hannover

Postdoctoral Positions

• 1981 - 1982 Postdoc at the Research Institute and the Cystic Fibrosis Clinic of the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto
• 1982 - 1992 Scientific assistant at the Department for Biophysical Chemistry of the Medical School Hannover
• since 1983 Consultant of the cystic fibrosis clinic Hannover
• 1991 Lecturer for Biochemistry (Habilitation)
• since 1993 Leader of the Clinical Research Group 'Molecular pathology of cystic fibrosis', C3-professor at the Pediatric Clinic of the Medical School Hannover