Prof. Andreas Meinhardt studied Human Biology at Philipps University in Marburg. After his postdoctoral stay at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, he returned in 1995 to Marburg. He was appointed as professor in the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology at Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Germany in 2001. His research interest includes reproductive immunology with a focus on the understanding of infection and inflammation of the epididymis and testis as a cause of infertility. Andreas holds two Honorary/Adjunct Professorships with Monash University and the Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne and is Visiting Professor at the Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences at Beijing Union Medical College in China. He is a recipient of the Fuller W Bazer International Scientist Award of the Society for the Study of Reproduction (2019) and the American Journal of Reproductive Immunology Award of the American Society of Reproductive Immunology (2022).