Kerstin Ute Amann

Prof. Dr. med. Kerstin Ute Amann is a full Professor and leads the independent Department of Nephropathology at the Institute of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), and Erlangen University Hospital. She also serves as the University Women's Representative (advisory), supporting gender equality and institutional policies across FAU.

Her research focuses on kidney and cardiovascular pathology, particularly cardiovascular structural and functional changes in chronic kidney failure, prenatal programming of hypertension and kidney damage, and the morphology, pathogenesis, and therapy of inflammatory and degenerative kidney diseases. She is actively involved in teaching, mentoring young researchers, and continuing medical education.

Prof. Amann has held leadership roles in academic administration and equal opportunity, serving as Women's Representative for the Faculty of Medicine (previously deputy from 2004–2008) and currently for FAU, with her term ending in September 2025. She contributes extensively as an editor and reviewer in her field.

She advises the university on monitoring and implementing equal opportunity practices across committees and governance bodies.

Her scientific contributions are recognized through numerous awards and a prolific publication record, although specific titles and honors are not listed in the provided text.

She studied human medicine at Heidelberg University, where she also completed her doctorate and habilitation in pathology. She further pursued a part-time program in health economics, business administration, and hospital management, earning a degree in health economics.

Prof. Amann began her career as a research assistant at Heidelberg University's Institute of Pathology, became a senior physician in 1998, and joined FAU in 1999 as an associate professor (C3) and senior physician. She headed the Electron Microscopy Laboratory and co-chaired the Neuropathology Department in 2001/2002. In 2008, she founded and led the independent Department of Nephropathology, and in 2010, she accepted a full professorship at FAU, declining offers from other top universities.

She is a member of numerous university committees and plays a key role in promoting women in science and academia.