. ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁he ▁became ▁Professor ▁Ord in arius ▁of ▁Medical ▁Micro bi ology ▁and ▁Im mun ology ▁and ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁Institute ▁for ▁Medical ▁Micro bi ology ▁and ▁Im mun ology ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Bonn . ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Academy ▁of ▁Sciences ▁Leopold ina ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 . ▁He ▁became ▁Professor ▁Emer it us ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁ ▁Brand is ▁was ▁editor - in - ch ief ▁of ▁the ▁journal ▁Zeitschrift ▁für ▁Im m unit ä ts forsch ung ▁( now ▁Im mun obi ology ) ▁and ▁is ▁also ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁text book ▁Med izin ische ▁Mik ro bi ologie . ▁ ▁Hon ours ▁▁▁ 1 9 7 4 : ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁Academy ▁of ▁Sciences ▁Leopold ina ▁▁ 1 9 7 6 : ▁Officer ' s ▁Cross ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁Mer it ▁of ▁the ▁Federal ▁Republic ▁of ▁Germany ▁▁ 1 9 8 5 : ▁Ferdinand ▁C ohn ▁Medal ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁Society ▁for ▁H yg iene ▁and ▁Micro bi ology ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : G erman ▁imm un olog ists ▁Category : G erman ▁micro bi olog ists ▁Category : Go ethe ▁University ▁Frankfurt ▁fac ulty ▁Category : Univers ity ▁of ▁Gött ingen ▁fac ulty ▁Category : Univers ity ▁of ▁Bonn ▁fac ulty ▁Category : O ffic ers ▁Cross es ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁Mer it ▁of ▁the ▁Federal ▁Republic ▁of ▁Germany ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁El