Georg Peters (physician)
Georg Peters (born March 11, 1951 in Asperden ; † August 8, 2018 in the Karwendel Mountains ) was a physician, microbiologist and university professor . From 1992 until his fatal mountain accident, he headed the Institute for Medical Microbiology at the University of Münster . He was an internationally recognized expert in the field of staphylococci and the infectious diseases caused by them, to which he had devoted himself since the beginning of his scientific career.
Professional background
Georg Peters came from a simple, rural background. He studied human medicine at the University of Cologne , where he passed the state examination in 1975 and was awarded a Dr. med. received his doctorate . After working at the Norderney Children's Hospital and at the Clinic for Internal Medicine II at the University Hospital Cologne , he worked for several years at the Institute for Medical Microbiology and Hygiene at the University of Cologne, initially as a research assistant and later as a senior physician .
In 1982, he acquired in Cologne recognition as a medical specialist for microbiology and infectious disease epidemiology and spent a year as a DFG - a scholarship to the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis . In 1985 he completed his habilitation and in 1986 received a C2 professor at the University of Cologne.
In 1992 he was appointed full professor at the University of Münster and since then has headed the Institute for Medical Microbiology there.
The focus of his scientific research were staphylococci and the diseases they cause. His findings on the pathogenesis of foreign body-associated infections caused by coagulase-negative staphylococci and their ability to form biofilms are considered groundbreaking . His first publication on this topic dates back to 1982. He consistently advocated the diagnosis, prophylaxis and therapy of infections caused by multi-resistant pathogens, such as the methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains , the so-called MRSA. His reputation in this area was demonstrated by a. in his election as Vice President (1991) and President (1993) of the Gordon Research Conference on Staphylococcal Diseases.
Peters was a Principal Investigator member of the Cells in Motion (CiM) Cluster of Excellence at the University of Münster since 2012 .
He was able to inspire young academics to research pathogens and was awarded the teaching prize of the students of the medical faculty of the University of Münster several times.
Peters fought hard for the expansion of medical microbiology and infection medicine in Germany.
In memory of Peters, the Paul Ehrlich Society for Chemotherapy has set up a “Georg Peters Lecture” at its annual Bad Honnef Symposium on Infectious Diseases. The German Society for Hygiene and Microbiology (DGHM) held a "Georg Peters Memorial Lecture" at its 71st annual conference in Göttingen and the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID) held a "Georg Peters Memorial Lecture" at the 29th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) held a “Georg Peters Memorial Session” on coagulase-negative staphylococci in Amsterdam.
Activity in committees / professional societies
- German Society for Hygiene and Microbiology, President from 1998 to 2000
- Paul Ehrlich Society for Chemotherapy, President from 2002 to 2004
- Professional association of doctors for microbiology, virology and infection epidemiology
- Robert Koch Institute , member of the Scientific Advisory Board since 2003, its chairman from 2009
- Joint Scientific Advisory Board of the Federal Ministry of Health , Vice Chairman
- Gordon Research Conference on Staphylococcal Diseases, elected Vice President and President
- Member of the working group on MRSA of the International Society of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (ISAC)
- DFG Collaborative Research Centers “Mechanisms of inflammation” and “Breaking barriers”, spokesperson
- DFG Review Board "Microbiology, Virology, Immunology"
- Commission for Hospital Hygiene and Infection Prevention (KRINKO)
- Expert in the Science Council
- Judges panel for the Galenus von Pergamon Prize
- Senate of the German Research Foundation
- Board of Trustees of the Sepsis Foundation
- Funding program "Innovative Medical Research" (IMF) Münster, chairman from 1996 to 2002
- Interdisciplinary Center for Clinical Research (IZKF) Münster, speaker from 2006 to 2012
- Senate of the University of Münster, its chairman from 2014 to 2018
- Board of Dr. Mildred Scheel Foundation for Cancer Research , since 2015
- Association of life science and biomedical societies, Vice President (today: Association of Biology, Life Sciences and Biomedicine in Germany )
- Advisory board of the Deutsches Ärzteblatt
Publications (selection)
- Georg Peters, R. Locci, G. Pulverer: Adherence and growth of coagulase-negative staphylococci on surfaces of intravenous catheters. In: J Inf Dis . 146, 1982, pp. 479-482. doi: 10.1093 / infdis / 146.4.479
- ED Gray, Georg Peters, M. Verstegen, WE Regelmann: Effect of extracellular slime substance from Staphylococcus epidermidis on the human cellular immune response. In: Lancet . 1 (8373), 1984, pp. 365-367. doi: 10.1016 / S0140-6736 (84) 90413-6 .
- Georg Peters, C. von Eiff, M. Herrmann: The changing pattern of coagulase-negative staphylococci as infectious pathogens. In: Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases . 8 (Suppl 1), 1995, pp. S12-S19. doi: 10.1097 / 00001432-199503001-00004 .
- C. Breitkopf, D. Hammel, HH Scheld, Georg Peters, K. Becker: Impact of a molecular approach to improve the microbiological diagnosis of infective heart valve endocarditis. In: Circulation . 111 (11), 2005, pp. 1415-1421. doi: 10.1161 / 01.CIR.0000158481.07569.8D
- RA Proctor, C. von Eiff, BC Kahl, K. Becker, P. McNamara, M. Herrmann, Georg Peters: Small colony variants: a pathogenic form of bacteria that facilitates persistent and recurrent infections. In: Nat Rev Microbiol . 4 (4), 2006, pp. 295-305. doi: 10.1038 / nrmicro1384
- K. Becker, C. Heilmann, Georg Peters: Coagulase-negative staphylococci. In: Clin Microbiol Rev . 27 (4), 2014, pp. 870-926. doi: 10.1128 / CMR.00109-13 .
- RA Proctor, A. Kriegeskorte, BC Kahl, K. Becker, B. Löffler, Georg Peters: Staphylococcus aureus small colony variants (SCVs): A road map for the metabolic pathways involved in persistent infections. In: Front Cell Infect Microbiol . 4, 2014, p. 99. doi: 10.3389 / fcimb.2014.00099
Peters is listed in the Medline database PubMed for the period from 1987 to 2019 as an author or co-author of more than 240 specialist publications.
Web links
- In memoriam Univ.-Prof. Dr. Georg Peters on the institute website
Individual evidence
- ↑ Martin Kalitschke: Scientist falls to his death. In: Westfälische Nachrichten . August 10, 2018, accessed May 23, 2019.
- ^ Scientist has an accident while hiking. In: The bell . August 14, 2018, accessed May 23, 2019.
- ↑ a b c d e f g Mathias Herrmann: Obituary Univ.-Prof. Dr. med. Georg Matthias Peters . Medical Faculty Münster, August 30, 2018, accessed: May 23, 2019.
- ^ A b Mathias Herrmann, Georg Häcker: Obituary Prof. Dr. med. Georg Peters . Internet presence of the German Society for Hygiene and Microbiology, August 2018, accessed August 15, 2018.
- ↑ a b c d In memoriam Professor Dr. med. Georg Peters . Website of the University Hospital Münster, August 9, 2018, accessed: May 23, 2019.
- ↑ After a fatal hiking accident, the University of Münster mourns the loss of Prof. Dr. Georg Peters. In: Westfälische Nachrichten. August 13, 2018, accessed May 23, 2019.
- ↑ Participation in the Cluster of Excellence . Website of the CiM Cluster of Excellence of the WWU, accessed May 23, 2019.
- ↑ a b c d e f g Karsten Becker: Georg Peters †: Mourning for an excellent doctor . In: Dtsch Arztebl. 115 (35-36), 2018, pp. A-1555 / B-1313 / C-1301
- ↑ Bad Honnef Symposium 2019 program , Paul Ehrlich Society for Chemotherapy eV, March 26, 2019
- ↑ Georg Peters Memorial Lecture February 25 , 2019, DGHM 2019
- ↑ SY155 - GEORG PETERS MEMORIAL SESSION - coagulase negative staphylococci: the new, stealthy superbugs , 29th ECCMID LIVE, of 2019.
- ↑ George Peters - in memorium , website of the International Society of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy , 13. August 2018 Access August 15 2018th
- ↑ Peters elected to the Senate of the DFG: Medical microbiologist receives seat for "Theoretical Medicine". Medical Faculty Münster, July 6, 2012.
- ↑ WWU mourns PROF. DR.GEORG PETERS , press office of the University of Münster, August 13, 2018, accessed August 15, 2018.
- ↑ Imprint , BIOspektrum July 2006, 12th year, p. 787.
- ↑ PubMed search result , as of May 25, 2019.
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Peters, Georg |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German physician and microbiologist |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 11, 1951 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Asperden |
DATE OF DEATH | August 8, 2018 |
Place of death | Karwendel Mountains |