Institut für Epidemiologie und Medizinische Biometrie

PD Dr. med. Jon Genuneit, MSc

Interest

Focus on child health, including environmental and genetic determinants as well as phenotyping of e.g. asthma and allergies, overweight, and behavioural traits. Special interest in breast milk composition and breastfeeding, chronobiology and circadian rhythm, family psychosocial health, and sleep in the family.

Editor / Reviewer

  • Associate Editor for Pediatric Allergy and Immunology (Website)

  • Reviewer for several high-impact scientific journals

  • Reviewer for several funding bodies including the German Research Council (Website) and the Research Grants Council Hong Kong (Website)

Project leader of several projects at the Institute, e. g. SPATZ, GABRIEL, EFRAIM (completed, member of the Executive Committee), SOLAR (completed).

GABRIEL
ISAAC
PASTURE / FORALLVENT / EFRAIM
Ulm SPATZ Health Study
Ulm Birth Cohort Study

  • Human Medicine: Q1 Epidemiology (seminar and lecture, coordinator)

  • Human Medicine: K3 Occupational and Scoial Medicine (seminar)

  • Human Medicine: Integrated seminar - Module 5: "Mit 66 Jahren..." (seminar on ageing and frailty)

  • Mathematical Biometry (Bachelor): Epidemiology (lecture)

  • Mathematical Biometry (Bachelor): Epidemiology / SAS® (practical)

  • Mathematical Biometry (Bachelor): Advanced SAS® (elective module)

  • Master of Science in Epidemiology (Uni Mainz): Epidemiology of Chronic Diseases: Asthma and Allergy (elective module)

Articles

Books

Presentations

  • 2019-2021 Board Member of the Interest Group on Environmental and Occupational Allergy of the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI)

  • 2019 Board Member of the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI) Methodology Committee

  • 2019 Scientific Programme Committee Member for the 2020 Annual Congress of the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI)

  • 2019 Head of Pediatric Epidemiology, Department of Pediatrics, Medical Faculty, University of Leipzig

  • 2018 shortlisted, full professor of epidemiology and health services research, Medical Faculty, Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg

  • 2018 Scientific Programme Committee Member for the 2018 Annual Congress of the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI) and moderator of EAACI TV

  • 2018 Associate Editor for Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

  • 2017 Deputy Director of the Institute of Epidemiology and Medical Biometry (with authority to sign for e.g. matters of personnel and budget)

  • 2017 listed in the ranking "immunology" of the Laborjournal (http://laborjournal.de, Rank 50)

  • 2017 award for the best presentation at the scientific conference of the working group on Pediatrics of the German Society for Sleep Research and Sleep Medicine

  • 2016 listed in the ranking "lung and airway research" of the Laborjournal (http://laborjournal.de, Rank 49)

  • 2016 Deputy Head, Epidemiology Group of the Institute of Epidemiology and Medical Biometry (with authority to sign for e.g. matters of personnel and budget)

  • 2016 shortlisted, full professor for methods of quality assurance and standardisation in clinical-epidemiological research, University Medicine Greifswald, Germany

  • 2015 travel grant of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)

  • 2015 shortlisted, full professor for clincal-pneumological epidemiology, Medical Faculty, LMU Munich, Germany

  • 2014 Privatdozent (comparable to the English-American assistant professor), Medical Faculty, Ulm University

  • 2014 postgraduate lecture qualification in epidemiology (Habilitation)

  • 2013-2014 Member of the Junior Faculty of the International Graduate School in Molecular Medicine at Ulm University

  • since 2011 Board and founder member of the Epidemiology Interest Group of the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI), 2015-2017 as Secretary, 2017-2019 as Chair

  • 2011 Master of Science (MSc) in Epidemiology (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University of London, UK)

  • Award for the research doctorate from Ulm University's Development Fund (Ulmer Universitätsgesellschaft) 2010

  • 2010 conferral of the research doctorate Dr. med. (summa cum laude), Medical Faculty at Ulm University
    Topic: „Importance of inhaled pollutants and the body's own defense mechanisms for asthma and allergies in childhood and adolescence“

  • 2009 Postgraduate Diploma in Epidemiology (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University of London, UK)

  • 2009-2013 Chair of the working group on epidemiology of allergic and dermatologic diseases of the German Society for Epidemiology (DGEpi)

  • 2008 travel grant of the German Research Council (DFG)

  • 2008 - 2011 master's course in epidemiology at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University of London, UK (International Programme)

  • 2007 travel grant of the German Research Council (DFG)

  • Junior scientist award of the German Society for Epidemiology (DGEpi) 2006

  • Since 2006 Researcher at the Institute for Epidemiology and Medical Biometry of Ulm University

  • 2006 – 2010 Resident physician (part-time work) at Illertalklinik Illertissen

  • 2006 travel grant of the German Research Council (DFG)

  • 2002 – 2003 Graduation Stipend of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD Promotionsstipendium)

  • 2002 – 2003 Experimental scientific work at the research lab of the University’s Children’s Hospital, Ulm

  • 1999 – 2006 Human Medical Studies at Ulm University

Membership

  • European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology(Website)

  • German Society for Epidemiology (Website)

  • German Society for Medical Informatics, Biometry, and Epidemiology (Website)

 

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