Jürg Reichen

Background

Reichen, Jürg was born on January 23, 1946 in Aarau, Switzerland. Son of Hans A. and Susi (Aeberhard) Reichen.

Education

Bachelor, Gymnasium City, Burgdorf, Switzerland, 1964. Doctor of Medicine, University Bern, Switzerland, 1971.

Career

Fellow department experimental medicine, Hoffmann LaRoche, Basel, Switzerland, 1972; fellow department clinical pharmacology, U. Bern, 1973-1976; professor medicine, clinical pharmacologist, U. Bern, 1986-1994; director clinical pharmacology and clinical research departments, U. Bern, since 1994; intern, resident, Georgetown University and V.A. Medical Center, Washington, 1978-1979; fellow division GI, UCHSC, Denver, 1980; assistant professor division GI and Clinical Pharmacology, USHSC, Denver, 1980-1984; associate professor, USHSC, Denver, 1984-1985. Guest scientist Liver Unit, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1976-1978. Member research committee AASLD, Chicago, 1984-1985.

Secretary scientific committee EASL, 1988-1991.

Achievements

• Jürg Reichen has been listed as a noteworthy hepatology and pharmacology educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Federal Commission for MDPhD, Bern, 1994. Referee National Science Foundation, German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft), National Institutes of Health, Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale and others. Member of Academia Europaea, European Society Bio-chemical Pharmaceuticals, United European Gastroenterologists Federation (counselor 1991-1995), International Association Study of the Liver 1992-1994, Western Society Clinical Investigators, American Gastroenterology Association, American Association Study of Liver Disease, European Association Study of Liver (Recognition award 2008).

Connections

Married Suzi Graden, may 29, 1970. Children: Hansjakob, Annemarie, Katharina.

Father:

Hans A. Reichen

Mother:

Susi (Aeberhard) Reichen

Spouse:

Suzi Graden

child:

Annemarie Reichen

child:

Hansjakob Reichen

child:

Katharina Reichen