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Wolfgang Shaper, M.D., PH.d.

Dr. Schaper is Director Emeritus of the Max-Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research at Bad Neuheim, Germany and Professor of Physiology at the Justus-Liebig University of Giessen, Germany. Dr. Schaper has led pioneering studies on arteriogenesis and collateral development in ischemic heart disease and peripheral vascular disease and currently heads the Arteriogenesis Research Group in Bad Neuheim. He is the recipient of numerous prestigious science awards including the Order of Merit, Germany, 2005; the Carl-Ludwig Medal of the German Cardiac Society, 2000; and the Humboldt Prize, Belgium, 1998 and is a member of several international professional societies.