Name: Stefan Richard Bornstein
Date and place of birth: 11/05/61 in Oberstdorf, Germany
Citizenship: German
Degrees: PD Dr. med. S.R.Bornstein M.D., Ph.D.
Present position: Research scholar and clinical
investigator at
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development,
NIH, Clinical Center
Heisenberg professorship of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
Grants: 1990 from "Wissenschaftlichen
Herausgeberkollegium der
Münchner Medizinischen Wochenschrift"
1993 Research support by the University of Ulm ("Bausteinplan")
1993 Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft grant Bo 1141/2-1
1993 Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft grant Bo 1141/3-1
1994 Grant from the Volkswagenstiftung for 2 years
1995 Prolongation of the DFG-grant Bo 1141/2-1
1995 Prolongation of the DFG grant Bo 1141/3-1
1995 Grant for
the development of a health information system
(Medirobo) from the Stifterverband für die Deutsche
Wissenschaft
1995 Project leader
in the Interdisciplinary Centre for Clinical
Research at the University of Leipzig (IZKF-Project B1)
1996 EUROHEALTH, European
Community
1996 Deutsche Herzhilfe (German Heart Foundation)
1997 Research Grant from German
Cancer Foundation
10-1070-ReI for 2 years
1997 DFG grant Eh - 161/2-4
1997 Heinz-Nixdorf-Stiftung for 2
years (sponsor of MEDIROBO system)
1997 DFG-Heisenberg grant Bo 1141/6-1
1997 Research funding for my group and
financial support of the MEDIROBO system by the following companies:
Hoechst, Henning, Sandoz (Novalis), Sanofi, Grünenthal, Merck, Lilly
1997/98 Visiting scientist awards and
scholarships to join our group at NIH:
Boehringer Ingelheim for H. Willenberg (4 months),
A. Böttner (2 months)
BASF for G. Wolkersdörfer (2 years)
1998 SFB grant Düsseldorf SFB 351/C8
Scientific Awards:
11/22/90 Prize for the new generation of academics from the
Verband der Metallindustrie Baden-Württemberg e.V.
March 1995 Marius Tausk Award of the German Society of Endocrinology for the scientific work: Human adrenal cells express TNF -mRNA: evidence for a paracrine control of adrenal function.
Education:
Mai 1982 Final exam at the highschool in Oberstdorf/Germany
1982-198: Study of Medicine at the University of Ulm
08/27-28/84 Theoretical Exam
08/29/85 1. Staatsexam (1. medical exam)
08/18-21/87 2. Staatsexam (2. medical exam)
10/13/88 3. Staatsexam (3. medical exam)
Doctoral thesis: (MD) 1983-1988 Electron microscopical and quantitative studies on the
function of the adsrenal cortex following stimulation with Corticotropin releasing hormone
at the Department for Anatomy, University of Ulm under the supervision of Prof. Dr. M.
Hermann
11/10/88 oral examination: magna cum laude
Habilitation thesis: (PhD) 11/95 The adrenal as functional unity
hystological, morphological, cellular, and molecular studies for the neuro-adrenocortical
regulation of steroidogenesis
Clerkships and externships abroad:
03/04 - Department of Pediatrics, University of Miami,
04/29/85 Prof. Dr. A. Tamer
02/21 - Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
03/12/87 Southern General Hospital, University of Glasgow
Aug. 1987- Department of Medicine, Prof. Dr. J.M. McKenzie
Dec. 1987
07/05 - Department of Biochemistry, University of Texas,
08/31/90 Dallas; Prof. Dr. M. R. Waterman
I have passed both parts of the American Medical Exam (ECFMG)
1985 ECFMG, first part
1988 ECFMG, second part
Postgraduate 11/01/88 Training in internal medicine at the Medical Clinic and
training: -12/31/93 Polyclinic, University of Ulm
01/01/94 Attending and Assistant Professor at the Medical Clinic an -03/97 Outpatient Clinic, University of Leipzig
1997 Research scholar at the NIH
Residency training program and fellowship:
Nov. 1988- Medicine ward and emergency room: dealing with all major March 1990 diseases
in internal medicine and all major emergencies
March 1990- Outpatient clinic for endocrinology and rheumatology
Nov. 1990
Nov. 1990- Internal admission ward and intensive care unit
Nov. 1991
Nov. 1991- Rotation in nephrology, ward and hemodialysisunit
March 1992
March 1992- Rotation in cardiology and pulmonology
Oct. 1992
Oct. 1992- Rotation in gastroenterology
Jan. 1993
Jan. 1993- Rotation in hematology
July 1993
July 1993- Cardiac intensive care unit
Dec. 1993
Oct. 1991 Ultrasonography of the abdomen
Jan. 1994
since Aug.1991 Ultrasonography of the thyroid gland
since Nov.1988 Regular participation in radiology presentations, including endoscopy,
echocardiography, bronchoscopy and nuclear medicine.
Regular participation in pathological conferences and case reports and grandrounds.
1996-1997 Training in Geriatric Medicine
German Internal 11/28/94
Medicine boards:
German Endocrinology Boards 29/3/98
and Qualified Diabetologist:
1996-1997 Chief of Outpatient clinic for Endocrinology and Diabetes
Consultant and Attending for internal medicine
National Institutes 5/97 Regular attendence of clinical conferences and rounds;
of Health Design and participation in clinical trials and protocols
Memberships:
since 1993 German Society of Endocrinology
since 1993 Endocrine Society
since 1994 German Society of Internal Medicine
since 1996 German Diabetes Society
since 1997 German Geriatric Society
Teaching:
since 1989 Physical examination course and teaching rounds for 3rd, 4th and 5th year
medical students
"FEBS Advanced Course on Biomolecular Electronmicroscopy".
since 1995 Lectures in internal medicine and endocrinology;
Examiner in oral examinations (Staatsexamen)
Diabetes patient training
since 1997 Training of residents and interns
5/97 Lectures at the FAES course at NIH
12/97
9/97 Physiology seminar series at Cornell University
Editorship and since 1996 Assistant Editor of Hormone and Metabolic Research
Committees:
Reviewer for international journals (Endocrinology, Cell and Tissue Research, Experimental
Medicine, JCEM, etc.)
1996-1997 Coordinator of German Clinical Interdisciplinary Center
1997 Founding member of the Geronto-Endocrionology-study
group
Patents:
MEDIROBO Health Information System M394 01 931:8
Publications:
68 publications in the field of endocrinology, internal
medicine and geriatrics
Current on-going interinstitute projects at the NIH
1. C. Natanson and A. Suffredini; Dept. Critical Care Medicine
A) Analysis of novel tyrosinekinase inhibitors (Tyrophoistins) in the treatment of
sepsis
Effects on stress activation in the canine model.
B) Endocrine effects of experimental endotoxinemia in humans
2. G. Eisenhofer, D. Goldstein; NINDS
A) Characterization of catecholamine metabolism in our PNMT-overexpression transgenic
model
B) World wide multi-center study on metanephrines as a screening factor for silent pheochromocytoma
3. J. Gillespie, M. Emmert-Bock, L. Liotta; Dept. Pathology, NCI
Application of Laser Capture Microdissection and Cancer Genome Anatomy project on human adrenal tumors
4. M. Wong, J. Licinio, P. Gold; NIMH
Preclinical and clincal applications of novel CRH-Type I receptor antagonists