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Prof. Dr. med. Lars Schaade

Curriculum Vitae

Career
since 10/2023President, Robert Koch Institute, Berlin
4/2023 – 10/2023President (acting), Robert Koch Institute
since 2017Adjunct professor, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany
2011 – 3/2023Vice President, Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany
Since 2010Head of Department „Centre for Biological Threats and Special Pathogens (ZBS)“, Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany
2007 – 2010Head of the Communicable Disease Unit, Federal Ministry of Health, Berlin, Germany
2003Habilitation (University Lecturer), Medical Microbiology and Virology, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
2002 – 2007Adviser (Medical Officer), Communicable Disease Unit, Federal Ministry of Health, Berlin, Germany
2000Board Certified for Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease Epidemiology, North Rhine Chamber of Physicians, Düsseldorf, Germany
1996 – 2002Researcher (1996-2000) and Research Associate (2000-2002), Division of Virology, Institute of Medical Microbiology, RWTH Aachen University, Germany
1995 – 1996Researcher (Post Doc), Department of Medical Microbiology, Georg August University, Göttingen, Germany
1995Licence to Practice, Lower Saxony Office for Central Social Tasks, Hannover, Germany
1994Doctorate in Medicine (Medical Microbiology), Georg August University, Göttingen, Germany
1994 – 1995Medical Resident, Department of Internal Medicine, Clinical Centre Kassel, Germany, and Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Georg August University, Göttingen, Germany
1987 – 1994Studies and State Examination as a Medical Doctor, Georg August University, Göttingen
1985 – 1987Civilian Service, Emergency Medical Service, German Red Cross, Nienburg, Germany
Committees and Memberships
since 2024Scientific Advisory Council of the Robert Koch Foundation
since 2024Executive Board, The International Association of National Public Health Institutes (IANPHI)
since 2023Advisory Council for Military Medicine for the Federal Ministry of Defence
since 2023OECD Health Commitee Bureau
since 2023Scientific Advisory Board of the Bundeswehr Research Institute for Protective Technologies and CBRN Protection (WIS)
since 2019Biological Working Group, Global Health Security Initiative (G7 plus Mexico)
since 2015Joint Committee on the Handling of Security-Relevant Research, German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina and German Research Foundation (DFG)
since 2012Advisory Editorial Board of EMBO reports (Special Advisor on Biosecurity)
since 2012Advisory Editorial Board of The EMBO Journal (Special Advisor on Biosecurity)
since 2010Editorial Board of Bundesgesundheitsblatt (German Federal Public Health Journal)
Former Committees and Memberships
2016 – 2020International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR (2005)) Roster of Experts, World Health Organization
2012 – 2017Scientific Programme Board for Security Research, German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)
2015Resource Group to the UN High Level Panel on Global Response to Health Crisis, United Nations
2015Independent Advisory Group (IAG) for Consultation on the Implication of Synthetic Biology Technology on Variola Virus and Smallpox Control and Preparedness, World Health Organization
2010 – 2019Risk Management and Communications Working Group, Global Health Security Initiative (G7 plus Mexico)
2007 – 2010Board of Trustees, Bernhard Nocht Institute for Torpical Medicine, Hamburg, Germany (Vice Chair)
2007 – 2010Board of Trustees, Research Center Borstel, Germany (Vice Chair)
2007 – 2010Board of Trustees, Heinrich Pette Institute, Hamburg, Germany
2007 – 2010Alternate member, ECDC Management Board, Stockholm, Sweden
2006 – 2010Pandemic Influenza Working Group, Global Health Security Initiative (G7 plus Mexico)
Work stays
2005Health Threats Unit, European Commission, GD Health and Consumer Protection, Luxemburg (several months)