Dirk Busch MD

Dirk After studying medicine in Mainz and Freiburg (1993) and completing his doctorate (1993), Prof. Busch commenced his clinical infectiological training in pediatrics (Wurzburg, 1993-1996). A German Research Foundation scholarship gave him the opportunity to study under Prof. Eric Pamer at Yale University (1996-1999). He qualified as a lecturer in 2003 and completed his residency in medical microbiology and epidemiology of infection (2005) at TUM. Prof. Busch heads up the “Antigen-Specific Immunotherapy” clinical cooperation group (Helmholtz Zentrum München and TUM) and the IAS focus group “Clinical Cell Processing and Purification”. He has held the position of director of TUM’s Institute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Hygiene since 2009.

Prof. Busch (b. 1966) conducts research into infection immunology with the goal of identifying therapeutically useful defense mechanisms. His work centers on antigen-specific T cells and the development of new technologies to make immune cells usable for diagnostic and cell therapy applications.