About
Prof. Dr. Robert Thimme is Medical Director of the Department of Internal Medicine II (Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Endocrinology, and Infectious Diseases) at University Hospital Freiburg. Career: Thimme completed his doctorate summa cum laude in virology at the University of Freiburg in 1994. From 1998 to 2001 he conducted postdoctoral research at the Scripps Research Institute in California. In 2005 he received a junior professorship for hepatitis virus infections, and in 2009 a Heisenberg professorship (W2/W3) in hepatology. He has served as Medical Director of Internal Medicine II since 2013. Research: Thimme's research focuses on immune responses in hepatitis B and hepatitis C virus infections as well as hepatocellular carcinoma. He coordinates the HEP-CAR consortium and co-chairs the collaborative research center SFB/TRR 179. He also directs the Berta Ottenstein Program for advancing clinical scientists.