Institute of Epidemiology, 2, Helmholtz Center Munich, Munich, Germany.
Chair of Epidemiology, University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
Eur J Epidemiol. 2017 Aug;32(8):635-656. doi: 10.1007/s10654-017-0290-7. Epub 2017 Aug 16.
Did you ever hear about epidemiology in Germany? Starting from an epidemiological desert the discipline has grown remarkably, especially during the last 10-15 years: research institutes have been established, research funding has improved, multiple curriculae in Epidemiology and Public Health are offered. This increase has been quite steep, and now the epidemiological infrastructure is much better. Several medium-sized and even big population cohorts are ongoing, and the number and quality of publications from German epidemiologists has reached a respectable level. My own career in epidemiology started in the field of environmental health. After German reunification I concentrated for many years on environmental problems in East Germany and observed the health benefits after improvement of the situation. Later, I concentrated on population-based cohorts in newborns (GINI/LISA) and adults (KORA, German National Cohort), and on biobanking. This Essay describes the development in Germany after worldwar 2, illustrated by examples of research results and build-up of epidemiological infractructures worth mentioning.
你听说过德国的流行病学吗？从一个流行病学的荒漠开始，该学科已经显著发展，尤其是在过去的 10-15 年：已经建立了研究机构，研究资金有所改善，提供了多个流行病学和公共卫生的课程。这种增长非常迅速，现在流行病学的基础设施要好得多。几个中等规模甚至大型的人群队列正在进行中，德国流行病学家的出版物数量和质量已经达到了可观的水平。我自己的流行病学职业生涯始于环境卫生领域。德国统一后，我多年来专注于东德的环境问题，并观察到情况改善后的健康益处。后来，我专注于基于人群的新生儿队列（GINI/LISA）和成年人队列（KORA，德国国家队列），以及生物库。本文通过举例说明研究结果和建立值得一提的流行病学基础设施，描述了第二次世界大战后德国的发展。
