Christian Drosten

Christian Drosten
Drosten in 2020
Born	Christian Heinrich Maria Drosten 1972 (age 51–52) Lingen
Education	Doctor of Medicine, professor
Alma mater	Goethe University Frankfurt Gymnasium Marianum
Occupation	Virologist, university teacher
Employer	Charité (2017–)
Works	The coronavirus update with Christian Drosten
Awards	Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (2005) German Radio Award (2020, special award) Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (2020) University Teacher of the Year (Sandra Ciesek, 2021) Heinz Oberhummer Award for Science Communication (The coronavirus update with Christian Drosten, Sandra Ciesek, Korinna Hennig, Katharina Mahrenholtz, Beke Schulmann, 2021) Leibniz Medal (2021) Berlin Science Award (2020)
Website	virologie-ccm.charite.de
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Christian Heinrich Maria Drosten (German: [ˈkʁɪs.ti̯an ˈdʁɔs.tn̩] ^ⓘ, born 1972) is a German virologist whose research focus is on novel viruses (emergent viruses). During the COVID-19 pandemic, Drosten came to national prominence as an expert on the implications and actions required to combat the illness in Germany.^[1]