Klaus Baumann

Klaus Baumann
Prof. Dr. med.
Physiologe

CURRICULUM VITAE
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Ausbildung:

1964 - 1970 Studium der Medizin an den Universitäten Hamburg und Tübingen

1970 Medizinisches Staatsexamen in Hamburg

1971 Doktor der Medizin (Physiologie), Universität Hamburg

1971 Approbation als Arzt durch die Gesundheitsbehörde Hamburg

1978 Habilitation für das Fach Physiologie an der Universität Hamburg

Stellungen

1970 - 1971: Medizinalassistent am UKE, Hamburg und Bethesda-Krankenhaus, Hamburg-Bergedorf

1972: Stipendium der DFG für eine Tätigkeit als Assistent am Physiologischen Institut der Universität Hamburg

1972 - 1977: Wissenschaftlicher Assistent am Physiologischen Institut der Universität Hamburg

1977 - 1981: Wissenschaftlicher Oberrat am Lehrstuhl für Arbeitsmedizin der Universität Hamburg

1981 - 1996: Senior Lecturer, Reader und Professor am Department of Physiology,
der 1981 gegründeten Medizinischen Fakultät an der Chinese University of Hong Kong

1997 - 2005: Wissenschaftler am Institut für Anatomie III: Funktionelle Morphologie im Universitätsklinikum Hamburg Eppendorf

Forschungsschwerpunkte

Abstimmung von Herz und Kreislauf

Physiologische Arbeitsplatzgestaltung

Toxikologie von Arbeitsstoffen

Mechanorezeptoren der Haut und Schleimhäute

Mechanorezeptoren in Schnurrhaaren

Propriozeptoren des Bewegungsapparates

Diese Projekte wurden unterstützt durch

Deutsche Froschungsgemeinschaft

Stiftung Volkswagenwerk

Croucher Foundation

Research Grants Council, Hong Kong

Ausgewählte Publikationen der letzten Jahre

Chan E, Yung WH, Baumann KI (1996) Cytoplasmic Ca2+ concentrations in intact Merkel cells of an isolated, functioning rat sinus hair preparation. Experimental Brain Research 108: 357-366 PDF
Senok SS, Baumann KI, Halata Z (1996) Selective phototoxic destruction of quinacrine-loaded Merkel cells is neither selective nor complete. Experimental Brain Research 110: 325-334 PDF
Baumann KI, Chan E, Halata Z, Senok SS, Yung WH (1996) An isolated rat vibrissal preparation with stable responses of slowly adapting mechanoreceptors. Neuroscience Letters 213: 1-4 PDF
Senok SS, Halata Z, Baumann KI (1996) Chloroquine specifically impairs Merkel cell mechanoreceptor function in isolated rat sinus hairs. Neuroscience Letters 214: 167-170 PDF
Senok SS, Baumann KI (1997) Functional evidence for calcium-induced calcium release in isolated rat vibrissal Merkel cell mechanoreceptors. Journal of Physiology 500: 29-37 PDF
Halata Z, Wagner C, Baumann KI (1999) Sensory nerve endings in the anterior cruciate ligament (Lig. cruciatum anterius) of sheep. Anatomical Record 254: 13-21 PDF
Halata Z, Baumann KI (1999) Sensory nerve endings in the hard palate and papilla incisiva of the rhesus monkey. Anatomy and Embryology 199: 427-437 PDF
Halata Z, Cooper BY, Baumann KI, Schwegmann C, Friedman RM (1999) Sensory nerve endings in the hard palate and papilla incisiva of the goat. Experimental Brain Research 129: 218-228 PDF
Halata Z, Baumann KI (2000) Topography of nerve terminals in Merkel cell nerve endings in mammals. In: Suzuki H, Ono T (eds) Merkel cells, Merkel cell carcinoma and neurobiology of the skin. Elsevier, Amsterdam, pp 33-42 PDF
Baumann KI, Senok SS, Chan E, Yung WH (2000) Calcium influx and calcium-induced calcium release in mechanically stimulated Merkel cells of rat sinus hair type I mechanoreceptors. In: Suzuki H, Ono T (eds) Merkel cells, Merkel cell carcinoma and neurobiology of the skin. Elsevier, Amsterdam, pp 73-81 PDF
Maass S, Baumann KI, Halata Z (2001) Topography of corpuscular mechanoreceptors in the shoulder joint region of monodelphis domestica. Anatomical Record 263: 35-40 PDF
Maass S, Baumann KI, Halata Z (2001) Topography of muscle spindles and Golgi tendon organs in shoulder muscles of monodelphis domestica. Annals of Anatomy 183: 237-242
Halata Z, Grim M, Baumann KI (2003) Friedrich Sigmund Merkel and his "Merkel cell", morphology, development, and physiology: review and new results. Anatomical Record 271A: 225-239 PDF
Halata Z, Baumann KI, Grim M (2003) Merkel cell-nerve endings functioning as mechanoreceptors in verbetrates. In: Baumann KI, Halata Z, Moll I (eds) The Merkel cell, structure - development - function - cancerogenesis. Springer, Heidelberg, New York, pp. 3-6 PDF
Senok SS, Genever PG, Cahusac PMB, Baumann KI (2003) Glutamate receptor-like immunoreactivity in rat vibrissal Merkel cells. In: Baumann KI, Halata Z, Moll I (eds) The Merkel cell, structure - development - function - cancerogenesis. Springer, Heidelberg, New York, pp. 163-168 PDF
Baumann KI, Senok SS (2003) Transduction in Merkel cell mechanoreceptors -what is the job of the Merkel cell? In: Baumann KI, Halata Z, Moll I (eds) The Merkel cell, structure - development - function - cancerogenesis. Springer, Heidelberg, New York, pp. 169-176 PDF
Cahusac PMB, Senok SS, Hitchcock IS, Genever PG, Baumann KI (2005) Are unconventional NMDA receptors involved in slowly adapting type I mechanoreceptor responses? Neuroscience 133: 763-773 PDF
Halata Z, Baumann KI (2008) Anatomy of receptors. In: Grunwald M (ed) Human Haptic Perception. Birkhäuser, Basel, pp. 86-92 PDF
Halata Z, Baumann KI (2008) Mechanoreceptors of the shoulder joint. In: DiGiacomo G, Pouliart N, Constantini A, DeVita A (eds) Atlas of Functional Shoulder Anatomy. Springer,Heidelberg, New York, pp. 206-215 PDF
Halata Z, Baumann KI, Grim M (2008) Merkel Cells. In: Kaas JH (ed) The Senses, Vol. 6 Somatosensation. Elsevier, Amsterdam, pp. 33-38 PDF
Ebara S, Kumamoto K, Baumann KI , Halata Z (2008) Three-dimensional analyses of touch domes in the hairy skin of the cat paw reveal morphological substrates for complex sensory processing Neuroscience Research 61: 159-171 PDF
Halata Z, Grim M, Baumann KI (2010) Current understanding of Merkel cells, touch reception and the skin. Expert Reviews in Dermatology 5: 109-116 PDF

Education:

1964 - 1970 Medical student at the Universities of Hamburg und Tübingen, Germany

1970 Medical State Exam, Hamburg

1971 M.D. (Physiology), University of Hamburg

1971 Registration as Medical Practitioner, Gesundheitsbehörde Hamburg

1978 Habilitation for Physiology, University of Hamburg

1981 Registration as Medical Practitioner by the General Medical Council, London

Posts held:

1970 - 1971: Internship at UKE, Hamburg und Bethesda-Krankenhaus, Hamburg-Bergedorf

1972: Research Assistent (Stipend of the DFG) in the Dept. of Physiology, University of Hamburg

1972 - 1977: Lecturer, Dept. of Physiology, University of Hamburg

1977 - 1981: Senior Lecturer, Dept. of Occupational Health, University of Hamburg

1981 - 1996: Senior Lecturer, Reader and Professor, Department of Physiology,
Medical Faculty at the Chinese University of Hong Kong

1997 - 2005: Researcher at the Institute of Anatomy III: Functional Morphology in the Universitätsklinikum Hamburg Eppendorf

Main areas of research:

fine tuning between cardiac output and arterial system

occupational physiology

occupational toxikology

mechanoreceptors in the skin and mucosa

mechanoreceptors in whiskers

proprioceptors in ligaments and joints

These Projects were supported by:

Deutsche Froschungsgemeinschaft

Stiftung Volkswagenwerk

Croucher Foundation

Research Grants Council, Hong Kong

Selected recent publications

Chan E, Yung WH, Baumann KI (1996) Cytoplasmic Ca2+ concentrations in intact Merkel cells of an isolated, functioning rat sinus hair preparation. Experimental Brain Research 108: 357-366 PDF
Senok SS, Baumann KI, Halata Z (1996) Selective phototoxic destruction of quinacrine-loaded Merkel cells is neither selective nor complete. Experimental Brain Research 110: 325-334 PDF
Baumann KI, Chan E, Halata Z, Senok SS, Yung WH (1996) An isolated rat vibrissal preparation with stable responses of slowly adapting mechanoreceptors. Neuroscience Letters 213: 1-4 PDF
Senok SS, Halata Z, Baumann KI (1996) Chloroquine specifically impairs Merkel cell mechanoreceptor function in isolated rat sinus hairs. Neuroscience Letters 214: 167-170 PDF
Senok SS, Baumann KI (1997) Functional evidence for calcium-induced calcium release in isolated rat vibrissal Merkel cell mechanoreceptors. Journal of Physiology 500: 29-37 PDF
Halata Z, Wagner C, Baumann KI (1999) Sensory nerve endings in the anterior cruciate ligament (Lig. cruciatum anterius) of sheep. Anatomical Record 254: 13-21 PDF
Halata Z, Baumann KI (1999) Sensory nerve endings in the hard palate and papilla incisiva of the rhesus monkey. Anatomy and Embryology 199: 427-437 PDF
Halata Z, Cooper BY, Baumann KI, Schwegmann C, Friedman RM (1999) Sensory nerve endings in the hard palate and papilla incisiva of the goat. Experimental Brain Research 129: 218-228 PDF
Halata Z, Baumann KI (2000) Topography of nerve terminals in Merkel cell nerve endings in mammals. In: Suzuki H, Ono T (eds) Merkel cells, Merkel cell carcinoma and neurobiology of the skin. Elsevier, Amsterdam, pp 33-42 PDF
Baumann KI, Senok SS, Chan E, Yung WH (2000) Calcium influx and calcium-induced calcium release in mechanically stimulated Merkel cells of rat sinus hair type I mechanoreceptors. In: Suzuki H, Ono T (eds) Merkel cells, Merkel cell carcinoma and neurobiology of the skin. Elsevier, Amsterdam, pp 73-81 PDF
Maass S, Baumann KI, Halata Z (2001) Topography of corpuscular mechanoreceptors in the shoulder joint region of monodelphis domestica. Anatomical Record 263: 35-40 PDF
Maass S, Baumann KI, Halata Z (2001) Topography of muscle spindles and Golgi tendon organs in shoulder muscles of monodelphis domestica. Annals of Anatomy 183: 237-242
Halata Z, Grim M, Baumann KI (2003) Friedrich Sigmund Merkel and his "Merkel cell", morphology, development, and physiology: review and new results. Anatomical Record 271A: 225-239 PDF
Halata Z, Baumann KI, Grim M (2003) Merkel cell-nerve endings functioning as mechanoreceptors in verbetrates. In: Baumann KI, Halata Z, Moll I (eds) The Merkel cell, structure - development - function - cancerogenesis. Springer, Heidelberg, New York, pp. 3-6 PDF
Senok SS, Genever PG, Cahusac PMB, Baumann KI (2003) Glutamate receptor-like immunoreactivity in rat vibrissal Merkel cells. In: Baumann KI, Halata Z, Moll I (eds) The Merkel cell, structure - development - function - cancerogenesis. Springer, Heidelberg, New York, pp. 163-168 PDF
Baumann KI, Senok SS (2003) Transduction in Merkel cell mechanoreceptors -what is the job of the Merkel cell? In: Baumann KI, Halata Z, Moll I (eds) The Merkel cell, structure - development - function - cancerogenesis. Springer, Heidelberg, New York, pp. 169-176 PDF
Cahusac PMB, Senok SS, Hitchcock IS, Genever PG, Baumann KI (2005) Are unconventional NMDA receptors involved in slowly adapting type I mechanoreceptor responses? Neuroscience 133: 763-773 PDF
Halata Z, Baumann KI (2008) Anatomy of receptors. In: Grunwald M (ed) Human Haptic Perception. Birkhäuser, Basel, pp. 86-92 PDF
Halata Z, Baumann KI (2008) Mechanoreceptors of the shoulder joint. In: DiGiacomo G, Pouliart N, Constantini A, DeVita A (eds) Atlas of Functional Shoulder Anatomy. Springer,Heidelberg, New York, pp. 206-215 PDF
Halata Z, Baumann KI, Grim M (2008) Merkel Cells. In: Kaas JH (ed) The Senses, Vol. 6 Somatosensation. Elsevier, Amsterdam, pp. 33-38 PDF
Ebara S, Kumamoto K, Baumann KI , Halata Z (2008) Three-dimensional analyses of touch domes in the hairy skin of the cat paw reveal morphological substrates for complex sensory processing Neuroscience Research 61: 159-171 PDF
Halata Z, Grim M, Baumann KI (2010) Current understanding of Merkel cells, touch reception and the skin. Expert Reviews in Dermatology 5: 109-116 PDF