CURRICULUM VITAE
Professor Dr. med. Christian Kunz
Born on 13th of October 1927 in Linz, Austria
Education
| 1945/46 |
Medical studies in Innsbruck and Vienna |
| 1954 |
Graduation as Medical Doctor |
Professional career
| 1955 |
Starts scientific career at the Institute of Hygiene, University of Vienna |
| since 1957 |
Research focus on TBE |
| 1961/62 |
Research stay at the New York Rockefeller Laboratories |
| 1965 |
Habilitation, granting of the status Univ.-Dozent |
| 1971 |
Appointed first Head of the newly founded Institute of Virology, University of Vienna |
| 1996 |
Resignation as Professor on the occasion of his 69th birthday |
Milestones
| 1967 |
Participates in discovering the Marburg virus |
| 1973 |
First TBE vaccine developed by Kunz and his English research partner Professor Keppie after 2 years of research |
| 24.04.1973 |
Kunz and his co-worker Professor Hofmann test the vaccine and demonstrate its efficacy |
| 1974-1976 |
Together with his wife and some of his colleagues, Kunz tours through Austria, vaccinating thousands of people, mainly foresters and farmers |
| 1976 |
Immuno (now Baxter) AG markets TBE vaccine in Austria |
| 1981 |
First TBE vaccination campaign launched in Austria |
| 2006 |
Kunz first researcher to be awarded the Löffler-Frosch medal for his lifetime achievement by the Society for Virology |
| 30.10.2007 |
Kunz appointed Honorary Member of the ISW-TBE |
Kunz is author and co-author of more than 330 scientific publications.