Jürgen May

Professor and Chairman of the Board
Bernhard-Noch Institute for Tropical Medicine

Jürgen May is a professor of tropical disease epidemiology at the University of Hamburg; since October 2021, he has served as chairman of the board of the Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine (BNITM) and head of the Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology. His research focuses on the epidemiology and control of communicable diseases in sub-Saharan Africa—particularly in Ghana, Tanzania, Madagascar, and São Tomé. His work focuses on poverty-related and neglected diseases in resource-poor areas, the establishment of health priorities, and the investigation of infectious agents and their transmission conditions.

The vision is to improve diagnosis, treatment, and prevention through collaborative research and capacity building in endemic countries. Prof. May is currently a member of the “One Health” Advisory Board at the BMZ and the nominated representative of Germany and Luxembourg on the Joint Coordination Board (JBC) of the WHO Special Program for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR).

Program

  • In­no­va­tio­nen für re­siliente Gesund­heitssys­teme weltweit - Part­ner­schaften zwis­chen In­dus­trie und EZ

    22.06.2026

    18:10 19:10

    Expert Session