Heiko von der Leyen
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Heiko Echter von der Leyen (born 2 June 1955) is a German professor of medicine and the husband of politician Ursula von der Leyen. He is a member of the Von der Leyen family.
After finishing his medical education at the University of Hamburg, Hanover Medical School and Stanford University, he was a faculty member at Stanford for several years[1] He earned his Habilitation at Hanover Medical School in 1998[2] and was an extraordinary Professor of Internal Medicine and Experimental Cardiology at Hanover Medical School from 2002.[3]
He became the Director of Hanover Clinical Trial Center GmbH in 2005. Hanover Clinical Trial Center (HCTC) is an academic clinical research organization located at the campus of Hanover Medical School.[4]
Heiko and Ursula von der Leyen have seven children.
References
- ^ Streit über Stammzellengesetz. Kleines Forschungsgebiet sorgt für grosses Brimborium. Der Spiegel, 9 May 2007
- ^ Bekanntgabe der Habilitation von der Leyens
- ^ Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Pharmazeutische Verfahrenstechnik e.V. (APV), Mainz; hier: Lebenslauf: Heiko von der Leyen
- ^ www.clinical-trial-center.de
