 From 2006 to 2012 he was a member of the board of the Working Group of Scientific Medical Societies in Germany (AWMF).He also edited or co-edited a variety of biomedical journals including "Mycoses", "The International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents", "The American Journal of Clinical Dermatology " as well as "Hautarzt" and "JDDG" (Journal of the German Society of Dermatology).Prof.