Fabian Leendertz

Fabian Hubertus Leendertz
Born	(1972-11-11) November 11, 1972 (age 53) Krefeld, West Germany
Alma mater	Free University of Berlin University of Bayreuth
Known for	Research on Chimpanzee diseases; One Health; COVID-19 origin research
Awards	Champions of the Earth (2020)
Scientific career
Fields	Biology, Veterinary medicine, Zoonosis
Institutions	Robert Koch Institute Helmholtz Institute for One Health University of Greifswald

Fabian Hubertus Leendertz (born 11 November 1972 in Krefeld) is a German biologist, veterinarian, and expert on zoonosis, specialising his research on primates, studying leprosy and anthrax in chimpanzees since 2014.

Biography

Leendertz studied biology at the University of Bayreuth from 1992 to 1995 and began studying veterinary medicine at the University of Veterinary Science in Budapest in 1995. He continued his studies at the Free University of Berlin (FU) from 1996 and completed them in 2000. In the same year, he received his veterinary license. ^[1]

For his doctoral thesis at the Free University of Berlin, Leendertz conducted research from 2000 to 2005 in collaboration with the Robert Koch Institute in Berlin and the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig on the topic of diseases in wild chimpanzees. ^[2] During this time, he also spent 14 consecutive months in the Taï National Park in southwestern Ivory Coast. ^[3]

In 2020, he was appointed to the team researching the origins of COVID-19 by the World Health Organization, and was awarded a Champions of the Earth award by the United Nations. In 2021, he began a project group researching epidemiology and pathogenicity at the Robert Koch Institute, was appointed founding director of the Helmholtz Institute for One Health, and started a professorship at the University of Greifswald. ^{[4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]}

References

1. Leendertz, Fabian Hubertus (2006). "Krankheiten bei wildlebenden Schimpansen im Taï-Nationalpark, Côte d Ivoire". doi:10.17169/refubium-13247.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
2. "MAWARSLOT - Link Resmi Bandar Situs Slot Gacor & Gampang Menang Slot88 Terbaru". bettyfussell.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2026-02-04.
3. "This wildlife vet tracks deadly microbes in the African jungle. Now, he's on the trail of COVID-19". www.science.org. Retrieved 2026-02-04.
4. "This wildlife vet tracks deadly microbes in the African jungle. Now, he's on the trail of COVID-19". Science Mag. 28 January 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
5. "HZI bestellt Fabian Leendertz zum Gründungsdirektor des Helmholtz-Instituts für One Health". idw-online.de. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
6. "Tracking down the killer virus: The Robert Koch Institut's Fabian Leendertz is researching pathogens from the animal kingdom in Africa. He tells us where the greatest danger lurks". deutschland.de. 25 May 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
7. "Sharper eyes, and more of them: Dr Fabian Leendertz's 'One Health' institute fixes its gaze on prevention". www.gavi.org. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
8. "Dr. Fabian Leendertz". Champions of the Earth. U. N. Environment. 9 December 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
9. "Fabian Leendertz: Fokus auf interdisziplinärer Forschung". Deutsches Ärzteblatt (in German). 23 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
10. "WHO expert Leendertz speaks about the origin of COVID | DW | 10.02.2021". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 3 August 2022.