Professor of Epidemiology - School of Veterinary Medicine of Hannover, Germany

Education University of Leipzig 1971, DVM, Veterinary Medicine
University of Berlin 1973, Dr. med vet, Swine Health
University of Berlin 1983, PhD, Epidemiology
Diplomate, ECVPH

Academic Interests My research on eradicating and/or reducing pathogens that potentially cause harm to human health such as Salmonella, Toxoplasma, Trichinella, Listeria and Yersinia spp. (pre-harvest food safety) from swine herds both in Minnesota and now, since April 2001 in Germany and Europe, is congruent with the vision and mission of the Swine Disease Eradication Center.

Representative Publications 50 refereed publications, 160 articles in non-refereed journals 3 books, 6 book chapters