Curriculum vitae

Name:Dr. Christa Baumstark-Khan
Date and place of birth: March 16, 1952, Bonn, Germany
Nationality:German
Marital status:married to Riaz A. Khan


School Education

1958-1962St.Elisabeth-Grundschule, Bonn
1962-1963Clara-Schumann-Gymnasium, Bonn
1963-1971St.Adelheid-Gymnasium, Bonn


University Education

1971-1974Study of chemistry at the Rheinische-Friedrich-Wilhelms-University, Bonn
1972-1978Study of biology at the Rheinische-Friedrich-Wilhelms-University, Bonn
3/1978Degree: Dipl. Biol. at the Rheinische-Friedrich-Wilhelms-University, Bonn
1/1985Degree: Dr. rer. nat. at the Rheinische-Friedrich-Wilhelms-University, Bonn


Further Education

1983New Methods in Radiation Biology.
Organized by: E.Moustacchi, A.Sarasin, R.Devoret, F.Fabre, Gif sur Yvette, Paris, Frankreich
3/1994Course according to § 15 Abs 2 Satz 1 Nr 3 GenTSV for project leaders and representative for Biological Safety.
Organized by: University of Heidelberg
1993-1994Expert of Environmental Technologies.
Organized by: Siemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme AG, Trainingscenter Bonn, Bonn


Professional Activities

1978Student job at the Institute for Biophysics, Medical Faculty, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-University, Bonn
1978-1982 Scientific job at the Institute for Radiation Biology, Medical Faculty, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-University, Bonn
1982-1991 Research scientist at the Experimental Radiology and Radiation Biology, Radiologic University Clinics, Medical Faculty, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-University, Bonn
1991-1993 Project Scientist: Preparation of the experiment KINETICS "DNA-Repair in microgravity" for the NASA Spacelab mission IML-2
1995-3/1999 Research scientist at the Radiobiology Unit, Institute of Aerospace Medicine, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Köln-Porz
6/1998-8/2000 Group Leader of the Project Group Human Radiation Risk, Department of Aerospace Medicine, University Clinics of the Rheinisch-Westfälisch-Technische Hochschule, Aachen
since 8/2000 Group Leader of the Working Group "Cellular Biodiagnostic", Radiobiology Unit, Institute of Aerospace Medicine, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Köln-Porz
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