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Danksagung
Herrn Prof. Dr. med. Dr. h. c. Hasso Scholz gilt mein besonderer Dank für die Vergabe des Themas der Dissertation.
Frau Priv.-Doz. Dr. rer. nat. Birgitt Stein danke ich ganz besonders für die umfassende und konstruktive Betreuung während des experimentel-len Teils meiner Arbeit und für die kritischen Anmerkungen zum Manu-skript der Dissertation.
Frau Marianne Flato möchte ich für die Unterstützung bei der Einarbei-tung in die Methodik und bei der Durchführung meiner Versuche ganz besonders danken.
Ich möchte mich zudem bei meiner Frau Stephanie bedanken, die mich sehr unterstützt hat und während der experimentellen Phase meiner Arbeit häufig zurückstecken mußte.
Lebenslauf
Am 15.04.1975 wurde ich als Sohn des Studienrates Dr. phil. Wolfgang-Hans Riekenberg und der Realschullehrerin Christiana Riekenberg, geb. Marx, in Hannover geboren. Mein Vater verstarb kurz nach mei-nem fünften Geburtstag. Ich habe eine jüngere Schwester.
Schulische Ausbildung: Besuch der Grundschule von August 1981 bis Juli1985, von August 1985 bis Juli 1987 Besuch der Orientierungsstufe, von August 1987 bis Juli 1994 Besuch des Gymnasiums, Abschluß mit der Allgemeinen Hochschulreife.
Nach Beendigung der Schule absolvierte ich bis zur Einberufung zum Grundwehrdienst Dienst als Rettungsschwimmer an der deutschen Küste. Im Oktober 1995 wurde ich als Sanitätsoffizieranwärter in das Dienstverhältnis eines Zeitsoldaten übernommen. Von April 1996 bis April 2002 Studium der Humanmedizin an der Universität Hamburg.
Von Mai 2002 bis November 2003 Tätigkeit als Arzt im Praktikum auf der Abteilung für Innere Medizin im Bundeswehrkrankenhaus Hamburg.
Seit November 2003 arbeite ich als Truppenarzt und Dienststellenleiter in einer Arztgruppe eines Fernmeldebataillons.
Im August 2000 habe ich geheiratet. Wir haben eine gemeinsame Tochter und einen gemeinsamen Sohn.
Ich habe bisher keine wissenschaftlichen Arbeiten publiziert.
In meiner Freizeit lese ich gern, tanze und unternehme viel mit meiner Familie.