Lothar H. Wieler Explained

Lothar H. Wieler
Birth Name:Lothar Heinz Wieler
Birth Date:8 February 1961
Birth Place:Königswinter, West Germany
Nationality:German

Lothar Heinz Wieler (born 8 February 1961) is a German veterinarian and microbiologist who served as president of the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) from 2015 to 2023.[1] In this capacity, he advised the German Federal and State Governments on topics of public health, especially infection hazards, and on the containment of the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

Early life and education

Wieler was born in Königswinter, Germany. He studied veterinary medicine at Free University of Berlin and Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich from 1980 to 1985.[3]

Career

From 1998 until 2015, Wieler worked as professor and director of the Institute of Microbiology and Epizootics at the Free University of Berlin. During that time, he spent a sabbatical at the Wellcome Sanger Institute in Hinxton under the supervision of Gordon Dougan.[3]

Early in the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany, Wieler launched Europe’s first large-scale SARS-CoV-2 antibody testing in an effort to help researchers assess infection rates and monitor the spread of the virus more effectively; the study was carried out jointly by the Robert Koch Institute, Charité and the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research.[4]

In addition to his role at RKI, Wieler was a member of the World Health Organization's Strategic and Technical Advisory Group for Infectious Hazards (STAG-IH) since 2018.[5] In 2020, he chaired the WHO's Committee for the Review of the International Health Regulations.[6] Also in 2020, he was appointed to the Global Leaders Group on Antimicrobial Resistance, co-chaired by Sheikh Hasina and Mia Mottley.[7]

Since 2023, Wieler has been working at the Hasso Plattner Institute.[8]

Other activities

Awards

Notes and References

  1. Web site: RKI – President – Prof. Dr. Lothar H. Wieler. www.rki.de.
  2. Web site: RKI – Mission Statement. www.rki.de.
  3. https://www.rki.de/SharedDocs/Lebenslauf/EN/Wieler_Lothar_H_en.html CV of Lothar Wieler
  4. Guy Chazan and Donato Paolo Mancini (9 April 2020), Germany to run Europe’s first large-scale antibody test programme Financial Times.
  5. https://www.who.int/groups/strategic-and-technical-advisory-group-for-infectious-hazards Strategic and Technical Advisory Group for Infectious Hazards (STAG-IH)
  6. Sheri Fink (12 May 2021), Experts Call for Sweeping Reforms to Prevent the Next Pandemic New York Times.
  7. https://www.who.int/groups/one-health-global-leaders-group-on-antimicrobial-resistance Global Leaders Group on Antimicrobial Resistance
  8. Sandra Calvez (15 June 2023), Prävention durch Digitalisierung: Was Lothar Wieler am HPI in Potsdam erreichen will Der Tagesspiegel.
  9. https://virchowprize.org/council/ Council
  10. https://www.euro.who.int/en/data-and-evidence/evidence-informed-policy-making/european-advisory-committee-on-health-research-eachr/committee-members/professor-lothar-h.-wieler-germany European Advisory Committee on Health Research (EACHR)
  11. https://www.hhi.fraunhofer.de/en/fraunhofer-hhi/about-us/board-of-trustees.html Board of Trustees
  12. https://www.robert-koch-stiftung.de/en/about-the-foundation/scientific-advisory-council Scientific Advisory Council
  13. Web site: Lothar Wieler mit Bundesverdienstkreuz 1. Klasse geehrt . Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Leopoldina . 14 January 2024 . de . 18 January 2024.
  14. Web site: Verleihung des Verdienstordens der Bundesrepublik Deutschland an Klaus Cichutek und Lothar Wieler . . de . 18 January 2024.

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