Curriculum vitae PD Dr. rer. nat. Heike Claus
1989-1995 | Studies of Biochemistry at the University of Hannover |
1995-2000 | PhD thesis at the Medical School Hannover and the University of Würzburg: Variability of bacteria with epidemic population structure: Natural transformation of Neisseria meningitidis and its regulation |
since 2000 | Research Fellow at the Institute for Hygiene and Microbiology, University of Würzburg |
since 2000 | Team member of the Reference centre for Meningococci (since 2014: Reference centre for Meningococci and Haemophilus influenzae) |
2009 | Habilitation "Medical Microbiology" |
2009 | Appointment as Assistant Professor (Privatdozent) |
since 2017 | Deputy head of the hygiene division |
since 2022 | Head of the hygiene division |
Research Topics | Molecular epidemiology and whole genome sequencing of human pathogens; Bacterial capsule genetics |
Special duties | Biological Safety Representative |
Memberships | German Society For Hygiene And Microbiology (DGHM) |