Education
Staatsexamen, University Medical School, Heidelberg, Kiel, Munich, 1968. Habilitation, University Medical School, Erlangen, 1978. Doctor of Medicine, Bavaria, 1971.
Staatsexamen, University Medical School, Heidelberg, Kiel, Munich, 1968. Habilitation, University Medical School, Erlangen, 1978. Doctor of Medicine, Bavaria, 1971.
Professor virology University Medical School, Freiburg i.Br., Germany, 1978—1989. Director Helmholtz Zentrum Munich, 1989—2008.
Son of Gunther Bornkamm and Elisabeth Bornkamm, born Zinn. Married Elisabeth Ida Bornkamm-Bauer. Children: Katharina, Milena, Johanna, Franziska.