Martin Eichner is Professor at the Clinical Faculty of Tübingen University, Germany. After having done field and laboratory work on Onchocerciasis in Cameroon, he graduated as a Biologist at Tubingen University, where he later earned a PhD in Mathematics. He also holds degrees in epidemiology and medical biometry. Area of expertise: Mathematical modeling of dynamic systems; computer simulations; infectious disease epidemiology, Parasitology, statistical data analysis.