Background
Eggers, Hans Joachim was born on July 26, 1927 in Baumholder, Birkenfeld, Germany. Son of Gustav and Margot (Finscher) Eggers.
Eggers, Hans Joachim was born on July 26, 1927 in Baumholder, Birkenfeld, Germany. Son of Gustav and Margot (Finscher) Eggers.
Doctor of Medicine, Doctor in Medical Biochemistry, University Heidelberg, Federal Republic Germany, 1953.
Postdoctoral fellow virology, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, 1954; postdoctoral fellow neurology, U. Nervenklinik, Cologne, Federal Republic Germany, 1955-1957; postdoctoral fellow neurology, Children's Hospital Research Foundation, Cincinnati, 1957-1959; research associate virology, Rockefeller Institute, New York City, 1959-1961; assistant professor virology, Rockefeller Institute, New York City, 1961-1964; section head virology virus research, Max-Planck-Institute, Tuebingen, Federal Republic Germany, 1965-1966; professor virology, U. Giessen (Federal Republic Germany), 1966-1972; professor virology, U. Cologne, 1972-1993; professor emeritus, U. Cologne, since 1993. Member working group Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome-communications of the European Communities, 1984-1988, Senatskommission Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, Sicherheitsfragen bei Neukombination von Genen, 1981-1987.
President European Association against Virus Diseases, 1987-1989. Member American Association Immunologists, Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine, American Society for Microbiology, European Society for Clinical Virology (honorary), German Association for Hygiene und Mikrobiologie (board directors 1969-1987), Association for Virologie (board directors 1990-2000), Ehrenmitglied Association for Virology, German Academy der Naturforscher Leopoldina (senate 1990-1999), Academy der Wissenschaften Goettingen (Federal Republic Germany, external member), Goldenes Verdienstzeichen des Landes Salzburg, International Stiftung Mozarteum, Salzburg (board directors), Academy gemeinhutziger Wissenschaften Erfurt.
Son of Gustav and Margot (Finscher) E. M. Gisela M.F. Hohmann, April 10, 1954. Children: Carsten, Jens, Susanne.