Anna Köttgen
Principal Investigator
Institute of Genetic Epidemiology
Medical Center - University of Freiburg
Hugstetter Straße 49
79106 Freiburg
- +49 761 270-78050
- anna.koettgen@uniklinik-freiburg.de
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Current position
Director of the Institute of Genetic Epidemiology, Medical Center - University of Freiburg
Academic training
| 2005 - 2006 | Studies of Public Health (M.P.H.), Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, USA |
| 1994 - 2001 | Studies of Human Medicine (MD), University of Freiburg |
Advanced academic qualifications
| 2011 | Habilitation, Experimental Medicine, University of Freiburg; Mentor: Dr. Gerd Walz |
| 2002 | Doctoral degree in medicine (Dr. med.), University of Freiburg |
| 2001, 2003 | United States Medical Licensing Examination Steps I and II CK |
Postgraduate positions
| Since 2021 | Speaker, CRC Initiative 1453 (Nephrogenetics) |
| Since 2019 | Program Speaker, Medical Scientist Program, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg |
| Since 2017 | Director, Institute of Genetic Epidemiology, University of Freiburg |
| 2016 - 2020 | Heisenberg Professor of Genetic Epidemiology, University of Freiburg |
| Since 2016 | Co-Director, International Chronic Kidney Disease Genetics (CKDGen) Consortium |
| 2010 - 2015 | Emmy Noether Group Leader, University of Freiburg, Dept. of Medicine IV |
| Since 2009 | Professor - Adjunct, Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, USA |
| Since 2009 | Study Site Co-Director Freiburg, German Chronic Kidney Disease Study |
| 2008 - 2009 | Assistant Scientist, Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, USA |
| 2006 - 2008 | Postdoctoral Research Fellow, The German Research Foundation, Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA |
Miscellaneous (Honors, Awards)
| 2021 | Member, Leopoldina National Academy of Sciences |
| 2021 | Member, The American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI) |
| 2020 | Co-Chair, KDIGO Controversies Conference “Genetics in CKD” |
| 2020 | State of Baden-Württemberg Award for Basic Science (Landesforschungspreis) |
| 2017 | CHARGE Consortium Golden Tiger Award for Group Leadership |
| 2017 | Franz Volhard Prize of the German Society of Nephrology |
| 2011 | Nils Alwall Prize of the German Society of Nephrology |
| 2010 | Cozzarelli Prize, National Academy of Sciences, USA |
| 2009 | Jeremiah and Rose Stamler Research Award, American Heart Association |
| 1998 - 2001 | German National Academic Foundation Scholar (Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes) |
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