Curriculum Vitae Prof. Dr. Bruno Gottstein
Name: Bruno Gottstein Born: 22 March 1954
Academic and Professional Career
since 1992 Ordinarius in Veterinary and Medical Parasitology, University of Berne, Switzerland
2004 CBA (Certificate in Business Administration), Universities of Fribourg and Trier,
Germany
2004 AssEVPC (European Veterinary Parasitology College)
1991 Habilitation (Privatdozent) in Veterinary and Medical Parasitology, University of
Zurich, Switzerland
1989 Research Sabathical (to Dr. T.E. Nash), Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases, NIAID, NIH,
Bethesda, Md, USA
1984 - 1985 Post-graduate Research Stay (to Dr. P.M. Schantz), Helminthic Diseases Branch, DPD,
CID, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, USA
1981 - 1992 Research and senior research assistant (to Prof. J. Eckert), Institute of Parasitology,
University of Zurich, Switzerland
1979 Diploma in Medical Microbiology
1974 - 1979 Study of Medical Microbiology, University of Bern, Switzerland
Project coordination, Membership in collaborative research projects (Selection 2001-2012)
2009 - 2012 Research Grant, for “Echinococcus multilocularis and alveolar echinococcosis: the
molecular struggle“, from the Swiss National Science Foundation, prolongation project No. 3100AO-111780
2008 - 2010 Research Grant, for “Molecular and epidemiological invetigations on Naegleria
fowleri and other neurotropic free-living amoebae”. FOCP-Project
2007 - 2009 Research Grant, for “Toxoplasma gondii: Prevalences and Sources of infection in
Switzerland“, from the Swiss Federal Veterinary Office
2006 - 2009 Research Grant, for “Echinococcus multilocularis and alveolar echinococcosis: the
molecular struggle“, from the Swiss National Science Foundation, project No. 3100AO-111780/1
2006 - 2008 Research Grant, for “Development of a risk based surveillance program for Trichinella
spp. in domestic swine and wildlife in Switzerland “, from the Swiss Federal Veterinary Office
2005 - 2009 Research Grant, for “Assessment of efficacy and efficiency of toltrazuril-treatment in newborn mice from Neospora-positive dams”, from Bayer Animal Health
2004 - 2006 Research Grant, for “The parasite-host interplay in alveolar echinococcosis (larval infection with Echinococcus multilocularis)”; from the Swiss National Science Foundation, project No. 31-63615.00 (2001-2004); bonus of excellence
2003 - 2009 Research Grant, for “GCP study for the evaluation of serological tools to assess
efficacy of toltrazuril-treatment in newborn calves from Neospora-positive dams”, from Bayer Animal Health
2003 - 2005 Research Grant, for “Development and evaluation of diagnostic tools to identify infectious stages for the study of horizontal transmission risks in ruminant
neosporosis, toxoplasmosis and sarcocystiosis (COST 854)”, from the BBW, Project No. 00.0498 [EU No. QLK2-CT-2001-01050]
2003 - 2004 Research Grant, for “GCP study on the comparative evaluation of different time
schedules for the metaphylactic treatment of Echinococcus multilocularis in dogs”, from Novartis Animal Health Inc.
2003 - 2005 Research Grant, for “Epidemiologische Untersuchungen zur wirtschaftlichen
Bedeutung von Neospora caninum beim Rind und zur epidemiologischen Bedeutung beim Hund in der Schweiz; Neo’03-05“, from the Swiss Federal Veterinary Office, Project no. 973.105/1.03.06
2002 - 2003 Research Grant, for “Treatment and assessment of disease in human alveolar
echinococcosis”. Novartis Foundation No. 01A04
2002 - 2005 Research Grant, for “Protozoal reproduction losses in farm ruminants”. COST-854,
from the BBW, project No. Project No. BBW C01.0122
2001 - 2006 Research Grant, for “EchinoRisk: Risk assessment and prevention of alveolar
echinococcosis”, from the BBW, Project No. 00.0586-1 [EU No. QLK-CT-2001-01995]
2001 - 2005 Research Grant, for “Development of molecular tools to diagnose Naegleria fowleri
and other neurotropic free-living amoebae”. GR-Project No. 4500303638
2000 - 2003 Institutional Partnership Grant, for “ Public health impact of zoonoses”, (consortium
grant with PD Dr. N. Müller and Prof. Dr. R. Kurdova), from the Swiss National Science Foundation, project No. 7 IP 62584
Functions in Scientific Societies and Committees (Selection)
Sciences
since 2009 Board-member of the Executive Board of the Vetsuisse “Veterinary Public Health
Institute”
2009 - 2012 Board-member of the German Society for Parasitology
since 2000 Expert for the Swiss Accreditation Services (SAS) for the accreditation of
Swiss medical and veterinary diagnostic laboratories (ISO 17025)
1999 - 2006 President of the Swiss CASS-Commission for Polar Research
1990 - 1993 President of the Swiss Society of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology (SSTMP)
since 1999 President of the Hans-Sigrist-Foundation for the promotion of Science at the
University of Bern, Switzerland
since 2004 Associate Member of the European Veterinary Parasitology College
1990 - 1994 Board-member (representative for Europe), World Association of Parasitology
since 1994 Delegate (representative for Switzerland, SSTMP), World Association of Parasitology
since 1994 Delegate (representative for Switzerland, SSTMP), European Federation of
Parasitology
Honours and Awarded Memberships (Selection)
2012 Honory Professor, University of Franche-Comté, France
2006 Member of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
2004 Honorary Member of the Bulgarian Society of Parasitology
1993 Behring Bilharz Award
Major Scientific Interests
Selection of 3 key papers related to the main research projects:
Spiliotis M, Mizukami C, Oku Y, Kiss F, Brehm K, Gottstein B. Echinococcus multilocularis primary cells: improved isolation, small-scale cultivation and RNA interference. Mol Biochem Parasitol. 2010; 174:83-7.
Gottstein B, Wittwer M, Schild M, Merli M, Leib SL, Müller N, Müller J, Jaggi R. Hepatic gene expression profile in mice perorally infected with Echinococcus multilocularis eggs. PLoS One. 2010; 5:e9779.
Mejri N, Müller J, Gottstein B. Intraperitoneal murine Echinococcus multilocularis infection induces differentiation of TGF-β-expressing DCs that remain immature. Parasite Immunol. 2011; 33:471-82.
