PD Dr. med. Dr. rer. biol. hum. Bettina Hohberger

2021

Habilitation at the Medical Faculty of the FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg (Ophthalmology): Examinations regarding the etiology of glaucoma.

2020

PhD in molecular medicine at the Institute of Anatomy, FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg (magna cum laude).

Since 09/2019                         

Vice speaker of the AG young DOG (Deutsche Ophthalmologische Gesellschaft)

Since 01/2018                         

Consultant at the Department of Ophthalmology, FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany

Since 09/2017                         

Ophthalmologist of the Erlangen Glaucoma Registry

2012-2018                              

Resident at the Department of Ophthalmology, FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany

2011                                      

Dissertation at the Department of Ophthalmology, FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany

2005-2010                              

Studies of molecular medicine at the FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany

2002-2009                              

Studies of medicine at the FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany

2022                   

• Nomination: Paper of the Year award der Biophysical Society: Physical phenotype of blood cells is altered in COVID-19
• Heidelberg Engineering X-treme Research Award

2022                   

• Paper of the Year award of the Biophysical Society: Physical phenotype of blood cells is altered in COVID-19.
• Heidelberg Engineering X-treme Research Award

2020                   

• nomination for the Galenus-von-Pergamon-Preis, category: basic science: agonistic ß2-adrenergic autoantibodies: a novel target in glaucoma therapy.

2019                   

• Research award of the „Bundesverbandes Auge“, Berlin, Germany
• Poster of the day award of the „Deutsche Ophthalmologische Gesellschaft“ (DOG), Berlin, Germany: MIGS - Therapeutic success of Xen45 gel stent implantation with mitomycin C in combination with cataract surgery
• Best Presentation Award, SFO-FEOph, Paris, France: MIGS - what do we know about Xen gel stents?

2018                   

• DOG Glaucoma Research award 2018, founded by Santen GmbH, Bonn, Germany: Agonistic Autoantibodies to the β2-Adrenergic Receptor Involved in the Pathogenesis of Open-Angle Glaucoma
• Poster of the day award of the „Deutsche Ophthalmologische Gesellschaft“ (DOG) Bonn, Germany: Erlangen Glaucoma Registry: longtime observation of intraocular pressure in normal subjects

2017                   

• Poster of the day award of the „Deutsche Ophthalmologische Gesellschaft“ (DOG), Berlin, Germany: MIGS - Therapeutic success of combined Xen Gel Stent implantation with cataract surgery
• Julius-Springer-Award of Ophthalmology 2017, Berlin, Germany: Measurements of recovery time after 25 Hz temporal contrast adaptation as new tool for monitoring glaucoma progress.

2015                   

• Poster of the day award of the „Deutsche Ophthalmologische Gesellschaft“ (DOG), Berlin, Germany: Measurements of recovery time after 25 Hz temporal contrast adaptation as new tool for monitoring glaucoma progress.

2012                    

• Graduation award of the Scientific Foundation for human medicine at the University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany                 
• Graduation award of the Hermann-Wacker Foundation, Berlin, Germany