Dietger Niederwisier

Research and Professional Experience 1977-1978 General Medicine, Internal Medicine, University of Innsbruck, Austria 1978-1979 Nephrology, Internal Medicine, University of Innsbruck, Austria 1979-1980 Cardiology, Internal Medicine, University of Innsbruck, Austria 1980-1981 Hematology, Internal Medicine, University of Innsbruck, Austria 1981 Endocrinology, Internal Medicine, University of Innsbruck, Austria 1981 Hematology, Kantonsspital, Basel, Switzerland, Scholarship for BMT 1981-1982 Gastroenterology, Internal Medicine, University of Innsbruck, Austria 1982-1983 Intensive Care, Internal Medicine, University of Innsbruck, Austria 1983-1986 Transplantation Unit, University of Innsbruck, Austria 1986-1987 Senior Fellow, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 1987-1998 Internal Medicine, University of Innsbruck, Austria 1989-1994 Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Innsbruck, Austria 1989-1995 Head, General Medicine Ward for hematological patients, University of Innsbruck, Austria 1989-1998 Head, Bone Marrow Transplant Unit and Clinical Immunobiology, University of Innsbruck, Austria 1994-1998 Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Innsbruck, Austria 1998-2018 Head, Department of Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital Leipzig, Germany 1998-date Professor of Medicine, Emeritus, University of Leipzig, Germany 2015-date Concurrent Professor (Aichi Medical University, Japan) 2017-date Professor, Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania 2019-date Professor Catholic University Asuncion, Paraguay Society Memberships 1989 Austrian Society of Hematology and Oncology 1989 Board of the Austrian Society of Allergology and Immunology 1989 Deputy Chairman of Austrotransplant 1991 Board of the Austrian Society of Hematology and Oncology 1993 Member of the European Haematology Association 1999 Member of the American Society of Hematology 2000 Member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology Appointments 1991-2000 Secretary of the Chronic Leukemia Working Party of the EBMT (European Bone Marrow Transplantation Group) 2000 President Annual Meeting EBMT Innsbruck 2000 participants 1992-1995 Chairman of Austrotransplant 1993 Board of the Austrian Society of Internal Medicine (Secretary of the Annual Meeting 1993) 2000-2006 Chairman of the chronic Leukemia Working Party of the European Society of Blood and Marrow Transplantation 2006 President Annual Meeting Hematology/Oncology Germany Switzerland Austria 3600 participants 2006-2010 President of the EBMT 2008 Dr. honoris causa, University of Thessaloniki, Greece 2008 Cavaliere della Repubblica Italiana 2009-2012 Member of the Committee for Advanced Theraphies (CAT) of the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) 2010-2014 President of the world wide network for blood and marrow transplantation (WBMT) 2011 Honorary Member of Austrotransplant 2011- Honorary Consul for Italy in Leipzig and Chemnitz and Thüringen 2013–2015 Past-President WBMT 2015 St. Henry needel, Grimma, Germany 2017 Dr. honoris causa, Warsaw, Polen Invitation to deliver lectures at the most important scientific meetings, at House of Lords and Commons in London, UN in New York, European Parliament.