Jan Felix Drexler

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Jan Felix Drexler (* 1976 in Frankfurt am Main ) is a German doctor and virologist . From 2015 to 2017 he was a professor at the University of Bonn . Since 2017 he has been Professor of Virology at the Charité in Berlin and Head of the Center for Epidemiology . His work and research focus is on the transmission and spread of viruses from animals to humans, which has resulted in his being a frequently asked and quoted scientist in the media on the occasion of epidemics and pandemics such as the COVID-19 pandemic .

Life

One of Drexler's outstanding works is that he was able to prove for the first time that the mumps virus can be traced back to bats . He also proved that they carry hepatitis B viruses . Drexler also succeeded in proving that the hepatitis C virus and related viruses originally developed in rodents.

Drexler is a recognized expert on the Zika virus , especially the 2015/2016 Zika virus epidemic . Drexler works abroad as a consultant for the German Federal Government . In developing countries in particular, it provides information on how to deal with and prepare for pandemics. According to his research focus, he is in the service of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development and the Society for International Cooperation in Africa and South America, among others. In 2020 he led advisory trips on the subject of the COVID-19 pandemic to Togo and Peru .

Honors

In 2013 Drexler received the Heine-Medin-Medal, the most important award of the European Society for Clinical Virology (ESCV). In 2009 he received the award for clinical infection research from the German Society for Pediatric Infectiology . In 2020, as part of a trip to Peru on behalf of the Federal Government of Germany, he was awarded the plaque of honor of the Peruvian Congress for his support of the country in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.

Individual evidence

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  3. ↑ UKB Universitätsklinikum BONN / Medical Faculty - 208 - 17.09.13: Virologists discover new bat virus that could also infect humans. Retrieved July 17, 2020 .
  4. ↑ Does MERS come from Africa? Retrieved July 17, 2020 .
  5. ↑ Researchers resurrect the hepatitis B virus. Retrieved July 17, 2020 .
  6. ↑ Jan Felix Drexler, Victor Max Corman, Marcel Alexander Müller a. a .: Evidence for Novel Hepaciviruses in Rodents. In: PLoS Pathogens . 9, No. 6, 2013 doi: 10.1371 / journal.ppat.1003438
  7. ↑ Lea Wolz, DER SPIEGEL: Zika: What happened to the virus? - DER SPIEGEL - Health. Retrieved July 17, 2020 .
  8. ^ Corona in South America: German Task Force in action. Retrieved July 17, 2020 .
  9. ^ Deutscher Ärzteverlag GmbH, editorial office of Deutsches Ärzteblatt: Charité team helps with corona outbreak in Latin America. June 29, 2020, accessed July 17, 2020 .
  10. ↑ Bernd Dörries: Test for justice. Retrieved July 17, 2020 .
  11. ^ Heine-Medin Award - European Society for Clinical Virology. Retrieved July 17, 2020 (Spanish).
  12. ^ DGI: DGI circular. (PDF) In: DGI. DGI, January 1, 2010, accessed July 17, 2020 .
  13. ↑ Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin: Honor for work against COVID-19 in Peru. Retrieved August 25, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Drexler, Jan Felix
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German doctor and virologist
DATE OF BIRTH 1976
PLACE OF BIRTH Frankfurt am Main