Univ.-Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Andreas Ziegler

Institut für Medizinische Biometrie und Statistik
Universität zu Lübeck
Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck
Maria-Goeppert-Str. 1
23562 Lübeck
fon: 0451-500 2780
fax: 0451-500 2999

ziegler@imbs.uni-luebeck.de

 

CV

1966 born in Celle, Germany
1985 Abitur at Christian-Gymnasium, Hermannsburg, Germany

 

University education

1986-1992 Statistics and Mathematics, University Munich
1988 First diploma in Statistics
1989 First diploma in Mathematics
1992 Diploma in Statistics, University Munich; Thesis: "Markov decision processes: Fundamentals and applications" [in German] (Supervisor: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Franz Ferschl)
1994 Doctoral degree (Dr. rer. nat.) in Statistics, University Dortmund; Thesis: "Generalized estimating equations for the analysis of correlated data" [in German] (Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Gerhard Arminger)
1998 Habilitation, Faculty of Human Medicine, University Marburg for "Genetic Epidemiology"; Thesis: "Model-free linkage analysis for quantitative traits" [in German]
2000 Extension of the venia legendi, Faculty of Human Medicine, University Marburg, by "Medical Biometry and Epidemiology"

 

Job experience

1992-1994 Scientific employee at the chair for Statistik, Faculty of economy, University Wuppertal
1994-1995 Scientific assistant at the Institute for Medical Sociology, University Marburg
1995-2001 Scientific employee / scientific assistant / independent researcher and lecturer, Institute of Medical Biometry and Epidemiology, University Marburg
since 2001 Head and professor, Institute of Medical Biometry and Statistics, University Lübeck, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck

 

Appointments and rejected offers

2000 Independent researcher and lecturer (Hochschuldozent) for Medical Biometry and Epidemiology, Universität Marburg
2001 University professor (C3) for Medical Biometry and Statistics, University Lübeck
2004 Rejected offer of a professorship for Medical Biometry, University Hamburg
2004 University professor (C4) for Medical Biometry and Statistics, Universität Lübeck
2008 Rejected offer of a professorship for Biometry and Epidemiology, University Tübingen
2008 University professor (W3) for Medical Biometry and Statistics, UniversityLübeck

 

Awards and certificates

1999 Johann Peter Süßmilch-Medaille of the German Society of Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology (GMDS)
1999 Board certified Biostatistician (accepted by European Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal Products)
1999 Certified epidemiologist (German Society of Epidemiology)
2004 Fritz-Linder-Forumpreis of the German Society of Surgery, together with G. Fitze, H. Luksch, I. R. König, H. Görgens, U. Stein, W. Walther, M. Gossen and H. K. Schackert for the work "Association of functional haplotypes of the RET-Protooncogene promotor with Morbus Hirschsprung"
2007
Elected Member of the International Statistical Institute
2010 Jens-Kirsch-Preis of the German Society of Coloproctology, to T. Schwandner, W. Kierer, R. Scherer, R. Bouchard, A. Ziegler and G. Kolbert for the work "Triple Target Treatment (3T) is more effective than biofeedback alone in anal incontinence: The 3T-AI Study"

 

Editorial activities - journals

since 1998 Associate Editor of the Biometrical Journal
since 2005 Member of the Editorial Board of GMS Medizinische Informatik, Biometrie und Epidemiologie
since 2006 Member of the Editorial Board of Methods of Information in Medicine
since 2006
Member of the Editorial Advisory Board of Recent Patents in DNA and Gene Secqences
since 2007
Associate Editor of Statistics in Medicine
since 2008
Associate Editor of Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift
since 2011 Member of the Editorial Board of Trauma und Berufskrankheit

 

Activities in scientific societies

2005-2009 Delegate of the German Region of the Internationalen Biometrischen Gesellschaft in the German Umbrella Organization Statistics (DAGStat)
2005-2009 Member of the Advisory Board of the Genetic Analysis Workshop
since 2005
Member in the off-label expert group HIV/Infectiology of the German Agency for Drugs and Medicinal Products (BfArM)
2005-2007 President of the German Region of the International Biometric Society
since 2008 Member of the International Councils of the International Biometric Society (IBS)
2008-2011
Member of the Board of Directors of the International Genetic Epidemiology Society (IGES)
since 2010
Chair of the Education Committes of the International Biometric Society (IBS)
since 2010 Member of the Presidium of the German Society of Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology (gmds)
since 2010 Member of the Advisory Board of the German Society of Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology (gmds)
since 2010 Chair of the Representative Council of the International Biometric Society (IBS)