Prof. Dr. Harald Renz is Professor and Director of the Institute of Laboratory Medicine at the University of Marburg and the University Hospitals Giessen and Marburg GmbH. He is Honorary and Visiting Professor at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University an Co-Director of the newly founded Center of Excellence for Laboratory Medicine at KCMC in Moshi/Tanzania. He is also visiting Professor at the Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. His research focuses on the development of non-communicable diseases (e.g. chronic lung diseases, allergies and metabolic diseases, etc.) and he recently started focusing on the impact of climate change and biodiversity on disease improvement. He has published more than 350 original research papers. His current h-index is 111, and his publications have received more than 44,400 citations. With a D-index of 103, he is currently ranked 370th among medical scientists in Germany according to Research.com (2025).

President Rotary Club Marburg 2024/2025; President Supporter of City partnership Marburg-Moshi; Vice-President Supporter Elisabeth Church Marburg