A cup with the President – Episode 35: Prof. Dr. Andrea Kaifie-Pechmann

President Hornegger and Prof. Kaifie-Pechmann stand together in front of a beige house and smile at the camera. Hornegger holds a small package in his right hand and points to Kaifie-Pechmann with his left hand.
(Bild: FAU/Giulia Iannicelli)

Visiting Prof. Dr. Andrea Kaifie-Pechmann, Chair of Occupational and Social Medicine

Each semester, FAU President Prof. Dr. Joachim Hornegger visits professors in their institutes. He visits them there to talk about their research, to discover what is close to their heart and to get to know them better.

Our series introduces you to the researchers and gives an impression of the President’s meeting with them.

In episode 35, the President visits Prof. Dr. Andrea Kaifie-Pechmann. She holds the Chair of Occupational and Social Medicine.

Prof. Hornegger and Prof. Kaifie-Pechmann are sitting across from each other at a table and talking.
Prof. Kaifie-Pechmann studies the health consequences of informal electrical recycling. (Image: FAU/Giulia Iannicelli)1/41/4
Hornegger and Kaifie-Pechmann are sitting next to each other at a long table, with a bookshelf behind them. Kaifie-Pechmann is explaining something to Hornegger.
She sees this topic as relevant not only from a medical perspective, but also for society as a whole. (Image: FAU/Giulia Iannicelli)2/42/4
Prof. Kaifie-Pechmann is sitting at a table and looking at President Hornegger, who is sitting with his back to the camera. Another employee is sitting in the background, and a bookcase can be seen on the left.
Previously, Andrea Kaifie-Pechmann was deputy head of the Institute for Occupational, Social, and Environmental Medicine at RWTH Aachen University. (Image: FAU/Giulia Iannicelli)3/43/4
University President Hornegger and Prof. Kaifie-Pechmann are holding an ampoule together. Kaifie-Pechmann is standing on the right and smiling, while Hornegger is standing on the left and looking at the camera with a shocked expression.
As a child, she wanted to become a microbiologist. At the age of 12, she got her first microscope and used it to search for amoebas in puddles. (Image: FAU/Giulia Iannicelli)4/44/4

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