Tom Wahlig

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Tom Wahlig (born June 24, 1938 in Münster ) is a German pharmacist .

Career

After graduating from the Kardinal-von-Galen-Gymnasium in 1958 , Wahlig studied pharmacy in Münster. He completed his studies in 1963 with the state examination and received his doctorate in 1966 in pharmaceutical biology on the "gas chromatic analysis of essential oils". In 1959 he joined the Waldeck company in Münster, where he was managing director until 2010.

In 1998 he founded the Tom Wahlig Foundation with the aim of promoting research into the rare disease hereditary spastic spinal paralysis . With the support of the foundation, a disrupted gene that causes the disease has been identified. The foundation is the first of its kind in the world. Formally, it operates under the umbrella of the Ernst Abbe Foundation , but is managed by Tom Wahlig and his family. The Tom Wahlig Foundation awards prizes, grants and organizes symposia at international neurophysiological congresses. In 2018 he was awarded the Federal Cross of Merit on ribbon for his services .

Honor

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Company history of the Waldeck company in Münster. Retrieved March 6, 2019 .
  2. ^ Website of the Tom Wahlig Foundation. Retrieved March 6, 2019 .
  3. ↑ Michael Engel: From the grid . on: Deutschlandfunk , broadcast on September 26, 2010, accessed on March 8, 2019
  4. ↑ Small foundation, big impact: Tom Wahlig Foundation connects researchers from all over the world . In: Medical Genetics , June 2013, Volume 25, Issue 2, p. 258, doi: 10.1007 / s11825-013-0387-7
  5. ↑ Susanne Wahlig: The Tom Wahlig Foundation introduces itself. In: Medical Genetics June 2018, Volume 30, Issue 2, pp. 276–277. doi: 10.1007 / s11825-018-0184-4
  6. ↑ Tenders . In: Deutsches Ärzteblatt , 2004. Volume 101, No. 23: A-1694 / B-1410 / C-1358
  7. ↑ German Society for Neurology : Erlangen physicians receive a research grant of 100,000 euros. 2009, accessed March 6, 2019
  8. ↑ Congress report ICCN 2014 and DGKN 2014, Berlin, 19. – 23. March 2014 . In: Clinical Neurophysiology. 2014; Volume 45 No. 4. pp. 235-236, doi: 10.1055 / s-0034-1395555
  9. ↑ a b Arndt Zinkant: Federal Cross of Merit for Dr. Tom Wahlig: Research into rare diseases . In: Westfälische Nachrichten of November 12, 2018, accessed on March 7, 2019
personal data
SURNAME It's optional, Tom
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German pharmacist
DATE OF BIRTH June 24, 1938
PLACE OF BIRTH Muenster