Background
Böttger, Erik Christian was born on September 3, 1956 in Halle, Saale, Germany. Son of Otto and Eva Böttger.
Böttger, Erik Christian was born on September 3, 1956 in Halle, Saale, Germany. Son of Otto and Eva Böttger.
Doctor of Medicine, Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe University, 1982; habilitation, Medical Faculty Hannover, Germany, 1991.
Post-doctoral fellow, Institute for Medical Microbiology, University Mainz, Germany, 1982-1986; post-doctoral fellow, Biogen Research Corporation, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1986-1988; post-doct. fellow, Institute for Medical Microbiology, Medical Faculty Hannover, 1988-1991; assistant professor, Institute for Medical Microbiology, Medical Faculty Hannover, 1991-1993; professor, Institute for Medical Microbiology, Medical Faculty Hannover, since 1993. Project leader Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, Bonn, Germany, since 1989, Bundesministerium fur Forschung und Technologie, Bonn, since 1990, Commission of the European Communities, since 1992, consultant, since 1992.
Member Gesellschaft fur Immunologie, Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Hygiene und Mikrobiologie, International Working Group on Mycobacterial Taxonomy, American Society for Microbiology.
Married Irene Bonzelius, August 6, 1988. Children: Katharina Anna, Louis Robert.