Work Address: Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene

Curriculum vitae

Name: Udo Reischl, Ph.D.

University of Regensburg

Franz-Josef-Strauss-Allee 11

D-93053 Regensburg, Germany

Tel: ++49-941-944-6450

Fax: ++49-941-944-6402

E-mail:

www.udo-reischl.de

Date of Birth: 01.12.1963

Place of Birth: Deggendorf, Bavaria, Germany

Nationality: German

Family Status: Married, 1 Son, 1 Daughter

General Education

1969-1973 / Primary School, Grafenau, Germany
1973-1982 / High School, Grafenau
May 1982 / Graduation from High School

Scientific Education

1982 - 1985 / Study of Chemistry / Faculty of Chemistry, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
1985 - 1987 / Study of Biochemistry / Faculty of Biochemistry, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich
1987 - 1988 / Diploma Thesis (Biochemistry)
Isolation and characterization of the restriction endonucleases Ecl XI and Mcr I / Faculty of Biochemistry, Prof. G. Hartmann, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Germany
and
Boehringer Mannheim GmbH, Penzberg, Germany
1989 - 1992 / Ph.D. Thesis
Development of alternative strategies for the in vitro amplification of nucleic acids based on natural replication and transcription mechanisms / Boehringer Mannheim GmbH, Penzberg, Germany
and
Faculty of Biochemistry, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Germany
1992-1996 / Group Leader Position
Molecular Diagnostics / Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene (director: Prof. Dr. H. Wolf), University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
Since 1996 / Senior Scientist
Molecular Diagnostics / Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene (Director: Prof. Dr. H. Wolf), University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany

Fields of Particular Expertise / Research

· Cloning, expression and purification of recombinant proteins.

· Development and clinical evaluation of recombinant antigens.

· Since 1989 experience in the design and work with systems for in vitro

amplification of nucleic acids (PCR, RT-PCR, LCR, NASBA, etc.).

· Extensive experience in applied nucleic acid-based diagnostics.

· Development of diagnostic test systems for clinical bacteriology and virology.

· High-sensitive detection and identification of mycobacteria.

Achievements

· Author of more than 100 scientific publications in the field.

· Inventor position at several German, European and US patent applications dealing with the amplification or specific detection of nucleic acids.

· Member of the "German Study Group on Mycobacteria" (AKM).

· Member of the board E3 of the German Institute of Standardization (DIN) "Serological procedures for the diagnosis of infectious diseases".

· Vice-chairman of the board AK E3/E9 of the German Institute of Standardization (DIN) "Molecular biology-based procedures for the detection of Mycobacteria".

· Member of the study group "Molecular biology-based procedures for epidemiological typing of mycobacteria" of the German Association for Hygiene and Microbiology (DGHM).

· Member of the Editorial Board of "BioTechniques".

· Editor of a book entitled "Molecular Diagnostics of Infectious Diseases: Methods and Protocols", Methods in Molecular Medicine Series, Humana Press Inc., Totowa, USA.

· Co-Editor of a book entitled "Quantitative PCR Protocols", Methods in Molecular Medicine Series, Humana Press Inc., Totowa, USA.

· Co-Editor of a book entitled "Rapid Cycle Real-Time PCR: Methods and Applications – Microbiology and Food Analysis", Springer Press, Heidelberg, Germany.

· Consultant activities for various diagnostic companies in the field of Molecular Diagnostics.

· Member of the Advisory Board of SmartGene Inc., Zürich, Switzerland.

· National Reference Laboratory for diagnostic PCR using AMPLICOR Mycobacterium tuberculosis, AMPLICOR HCV und COBAS AMPLICOR (accredited by Roche Diagnostics, Mannheim, Germany).

· Reference Laboratory for diagnostic LightCycler applications in the field of Clinical Bacteriology (accredited by Roche Molecular Biochemicals, Mannheim, Germany)

· Coordinator of the INSTAND proficiency panel studies "PCR-based detection of bacterial pathogens" and member of the quality maintenance board of the the German Association for Hygiene and Microbiology (DGHM).

· Member of the Editorial Board of BioTechniques, Molecular Biotechnology, and Frontiers in Bioscience.

· Member of the Advisory Board of Eaton Publishing, Westborough, MA.

· Member of the Editorial Advisory Board for the Encyclopedia of Diagnostic Genomics and Proteomics (EDGP), Marcel Dekker Inc., New York.

· Ad hoc reviewer for the following journals: Journal of Clinical Microbiology, BioTechniques, Journal of Virological Methods, International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, Journal of Microbiological Methods, Emerging Infectious Diseases, Molecular Biotechnology, FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology.

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