Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry
Am Klopferspitz 18
82152 Martinsried
Phone: +49 (89) 85 78 - 0
Fax: +49 (89) 85 78 - 37 77
Education
Ph.D. Biochemistry, 1968; University of Munich
M.D. 1970; University of Munich
Professional Experience
| 2008 - | Max Planck Fellow
Max-Planck-Institute of Biochemistry Martinsried/Munich |
| 1983 - 2010 | Professor and Chair
Adolf-Butenandt-Institute of Physiological Chemistry, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry and Cell Biology University of Munich |
| 1979 - 1983 | Professor and Chair
Institute of Biochemistry University of Göttingen Göttingen, Germany |
| 1977 - 1979 | Associate Professor
Institute of Biochemistry University of Göttingen Göttingen, Germany |
| 1972 - 1977 | Privatdozent
Institute of Physiological Chemistry University of Munich |
| 1969 - 1972 | Assistant Professor
Institute of Physiological Chemistry University of Munich |
Honors and Awards
| 1993 | Heinrich-Wieland-Prize |
| 1996 | Feldberg-Foundation Prize |
| 1998 | Gairdner-Foundation Prize |
| 1999 | Schleiden-Medal of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina |
| 2000 | Otto Warburg-Medal of the German Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |
| 2000 | E.B. Wilson Award of the American Society for Cell Biology |
| 2000 | Bundesverdienstkreuz (Federal Cross of Merit) 1. Cl. of the Federal Republic of Germany |
| 2003 | Bayerischer Verdienstorden (Bavarian Cross of Merit) of the Government of Bavaria |
| 2003 | Felix-Wankel-Tierschutz-Forschungspreis (Felix-Wankel-Animal Protection Prize) |
| 2008 | Bayerischer Maximiliansorden für Wissenschaft und Kunst |
| 1991 | Ferdinand-Springer Lecturer FEBS |
| 1992 | Bernard Axelrod Lecturership in Biochemistry |
| 1997 | E.C. Slater Lecturer |
| 2007 | Fawcett Lectures, Harvard University |
| 2010 | Otto-Warburg-Lecture, University of Bayreuth |
| 2010 | The W. P. and D. N. Harris German-Dartmouth Distinguished Visiting Professorship, Dartmouth, NH |