Prof. Dr. Eugen J. Verspohl
born 22. 5. 1947 in Hamm (F.R.G.)
Family: Jutta Verspohl, pharmacist; 2 daughters
Education
1953-1957
Elementary School, Hamm
1957-1966
Highschool, Hamm
1966-1971
Student of Pharmacy at the University of Muenster, Germany
Professional Career and Activities
1971-1973
Thesis at the Pharmacological Institute of the University of Duesseldorf, Germany (Prof. Dr. K. Greeff)
„Development of radioimmunological methods for determination of glycosides of digitoxigenin, ouabagenin and k-strophanthidin including investigations on pharmacokinetics of digitoxin and ouabain“
1973
PhD
1974
EDENS-Prize by the University of Duesseldorf for thesis (note: by data, presented in the thesis, the controversy on the pharmacokinetics of g-strophantin (ouabain), especially its oral bioavailability, was finished; the data made it into the textbooks)
1974-1982
Research fellow, Dept. of Pharmacology, University of Tuebingen, Germany (Prof. Dr. H.P.T. Ammon)
1982
Habilitation for Pharmacology and Toxicology: "Insulin receptors in islets of Langerhans" (note: by the demonstration of these insulin receptors the controversial hypothesis of a negative feedback of secreted insulin on its own secretion was strengthened)
1984
C2-Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Tuebingen
1983-1986 (with interruptions)
Visiting professor at the Department of Physiology, San Francisco (Prof. Dr. I. Goldfine and Prof. Dr. Dr. J.A. Williams)
Since 1986
Expert in national and international trials (courts in Germany, Spain and Canada) with respect to substance toxicology and drug patents validity
1987-1991
Head DPhG (German Pharmaceutical Association), group South Wuerttemberg
1991
Associate Professor at the Department of Pharmacology, Muenster
Since 1993
Member of the BfArM (State Institute for the evaluation of standardization of drug of the Federal Republic of Germany)
1996-1998
Chair of Institute of Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Muenster
2001
"Insel-Workshop" (Organisation and chairmanship): Research on pancreatic islets and mechanism of insulin secretion.
Since 2006 (most years)
Education and examination (B/M) of students of Pharmacy and Medicine in Pharmacology at the University of Karthoum, Sudan (University of Medical Sciences & Technology)
2008-2012
Advisory Board of a Start up Company (antidiabetic drugs) in Vienna
2008-2012
Vice Chair of Sprachenzentrum (Language Center of the University of Muenster)
Since 2012
Counselor of Center of Science Theory (ZfW, Zentrum für Wissenschaftstheorie) at the Philosophical Faculty
Since 2012
Starting the "Verspohl-Foundation" (starting fund 1/3 Million Euro) and contribution to "Pro Talent"
2012
retired, Dismissal Celebration (DAZ article)
2012
Medal of Merit, obtained from the President of the Apotheker-Kammer (Pharmacy Chamber of Westphalia)
2015
Lesmüller Medal, obtained from the President of the Bundesapothekerkammer (Pharmacy Chamber of the State)
2017
70th Birthday Anniversary (DAZ article)
>170 original papers, >300 Congress Abstracts, >280 Presentations (training for Pharmacists, Physicians and Dentists), 11 books (some edited, in most cases contributions), databank Parkinson disease (www.parkinson.de)
Contact:
Institut für Pharmazeutische und Medizinische Chemie
Corrensstraße 48149
Münster, Germany