Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Ralf Henkel, Ph.D.
Course of education and occupation:
11.09.2004 Member of the Executive
Council of the German Society of Andrology (responsible for research)
01.08.2004 Professor (C3) for
“Experimental Andrological Urology – Endocrinology” at the Department of
Urology of the Friedrich Schiller University, Jena, Germany
01.03.2004 Appointed as
Extraordinary Professor for Reproductive Biology by the President of the Justus
Liebig University of Giessen.
01.01.2000 Member of the board of
directors of the Department of Dermatology and Andrology.
16.12.1999
Appointed as Associate Professor (Hochschuldozent; C2) for “Reproductive
Biology” by the Hessian Minister of Science and Arts.
23.02.1999
Appointed as Commissioner for Animal Protection at the Department of
Dermatology and Andrology.
11.05.1998 Appointment as
Assistant Professor (Privatdozent)
02.02.1998 Habilitation for
the subject ”Reproductive Biology” at the Faculty of Medicine of the Justus
Liebig University of Giessen, Germany
01.03.1995 Appointed as
Deputy Commissioner for Animal Protection at the Department of Dermatology and
Andrology.
Dec. 1994 Further
employment at the Department of Dermatology and Andrology, University of
Giessen as head of Functional Diagnosis of Spermatozoa in Andrology
Dec. 1993
- Dec.
1994 Scholarship
from the "Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft" to work on
the project: "Human acrosome reaction: a study to standardize laboratory
procedures for evaluating the acrosomal reaction and to record the influence of
human zona pellucida moieties on the acrosome reaction." at the Department
of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Reproductive Biology Unit, Tygerberg Hospital,
Tygerberg, South Africa; Head of the Dept.: Prof. H.J.Odendaal, Heads of the
Reprod. Biol. Unit: Prof. T.F. Kruger, Prof. D.R. Franken
15.07.1993 Head of
Functional Diagnosis of Spermatozoa in Andrology at the Dept. Dermatology and
Andrology, University of Giessen
Jan. 1992 Appointed
with setup and management of the Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine at the
Department of Dermatology and Andrology of the Justus Liebig University of
Giessen, Germany
Jan. 1991 Appointed
with the supervision of the Functional Diagnosis of Spermatozoa in Andrology
15.07.1990 Scientist at the
Department of Dermatology and Andrology, Andrological Research Unit of the
Justus Liebig University of Giessen, Germany, Prof. Dr. Dr. med. habil. W.-B.
Schill (supported by the "Gesellschaft zur Förderung der in
vitro-Fertilisation G.b.R.", Giessen)
23.02.1990 Examination for
PhD degree
1986 -
1990 Thesis at the
laboratory of Prof. Dr. C. Kirchner at the Philipps University of Marburg
"Untersuchungen zu Proteinsekretion der Blastozyste des Kaninchens (Oryctolagus cuniculus L.) während der frühen Gravidität" (Investigations
on the protein secretion of rabbit blastocysts during early gravidity)
27.11.1985 Examination
1979 -
1985 Study of
Biology and Chemistry for mastership at the Philipps University of
Marburg/Lahn, Germany
12.06.1979 Matriculation
1970 -
1979 Secondary
school
1966 -
1970 Elementary
school
Languages:
German: speak, read, write
English:
speak, read, write
Afrikaans:
passive understanding of the language, currently being in the process of
learning to speak
Personal Capability Profile of Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Ralf Henkel
1.
Achievements in Research:
1.1.
Publications: 233; quotable: 165; first or corresponding authorship: 123
1.2.
55 papers mainly in internationally renowned journals with high impact
factor;
32 full papers as first or corresponding author
6 of the original papers have been written upon invitation by internationally
renowned scientists (Prof. Dr. R.G. Edwards, Dr. N. Gleicher, Prof. Dr. A.
DeCherney, Prof. Dr. Oshio)
1.3.
13 book contributions
5 of it upon invitation by Prof. Dr. T.F. Kruger, Prof. Dr. D.R. Franken and
Prof. Dr. Dr. W.-B. Schill
1.4.
165 Abstracts
97 of it quotable
1.5.
Presentation of 103 posters at 22 national and 35 international
congresses
1.6.
Presentation of 123 lectures (including 54 invited lectures) at 21
national and 33 international congresses, and 11 national and 12 international
training courses as well as invited guest lectures
80 of it as first author
1.7.
3 poster prices
2 of it at world congresses
1.8.
Member of the organization committee of one International Workshop.
Secretary of two International Workshops.
1.9.
Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Scientific Journal
“Andrologia”
1.10. Referee for the National
Research Fund of South Africa
1.11. Member of the Executive
Counsil of the German Society of Andrology
2.
Achievements in the clinic
2.1. Improvement
of the andrological diagnosis in the following fields
2.2. Evaluation
and establishment of the determination of the acrosome reaction by correlation
in IVF (including the statistics).
Evaluation of the assay has been performed by use of the internationally
approved criterion of fertilization in
vitro.
2.3. Optimization,
evaluation and establishment of a gelatinolysis method for determination of
acrosin activity in human sperm by correlation in IVF (including the
statistics).
Evaluation of the assay has been performed by use of the internationally
approved criterion of fertilization in
vitro.
2.4. Evaluation
and establishment of the determination of reactive oxygen species (including
