| 2002 - present | Professor (Professor at the University of Ulm) |
| Since 1998 | Head of Spine Research Group |
| 1996 | Habilitation in Experimental Surgery (equivalent to Ass. Prof.) |
| 1993 | Dr. biol. hum. (Ph.D.) in human biology with biomechanical engineering emphasis, University of Ulm: Dissertation: "Biomechanical in vivo and in vitro investigations on the lumbar spine and its stabilization" |
| 1986 | Diplom-Ingenieur (equivalent to MSc) with specialization in biomedical engineering. (Master in Mechanical Engineering) at the University of Stuttgart |
| Since 2009 | President of the Spine Society of Europe |
| Since 2009 | Scientific Representative of the International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine (ISSLS) |
| 2006-2008 | President of the German Spine Society |
| 2006-2008 | Member at Large of the Executive Committee of the Spine Society of Europe |
| Since 2001 | Deputy Editor of the European Spine Journal responsible for basic research |
| Since 1999 | Founder and Chairman of the Committee of the GRAMMER European Spine Journal Award (worldwide largest award for spine research) |
| 1997-2006 | General Secretary of the German Spine Society |
| 2008 | Founder Prize of the State Baden-Württemberg (3. Prize) for the Spin Off Company SpineServ GmbH & Co. KG |
| 2005 | Merckle Research Award (prestigious award of the University of Ulm) |
| 2005 | Poster Award of the German Society of Biomechanics |
| 2003 | ISSLS Prize of the International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine |
| 1998 | Best Poster Award of the International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine |
| 1997 | Poster-Award of the European Spine Society |
| 1996 | Georg Schmorl Prize of the German Spine Research Society |
| 1995 | Best Poster Prize of the European Orthopaedic Research Society |
| 1992 | Mario-Boni-Award of the European Society for Cervical Spine Research |
Senior author of another 14 papers receiving awards.
Institut für Unfallchirurgische Forschung und Biomechanik
Universitaet Ulm
Helmholtzstr. 14
89081 Ulm, Germany
Phone: +49-731-500-55320
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E-Mail: hans-joachim.wilke@uni-ulm.de