Doctoral Thesis Biophysics, Max-Planck-Inst. Medical Research, Heidelberg
1969
Diploma Physics (Braunschweig, New Orleans, Hamburg
Major previous appointments
since 2011
Senior Group Leader, DZNE Bonn
since 1996
Scientific Member, Max-Planck-Society
since 1987
Professor, Univ. Hamburg
1986 - 2011
Director at Max-Planck-Unit Struct. Molec. Biol. at DESY, Hamburg
1977 - 1985
Staff Scientist, MPI Med. Research, Heidelberg
1974 - 1976
Postdoc, Brandeis Univ, Waltham MA, USA
Activities in the Scientific Community / Professional Memberships
since 1985
Organizer/co-organizer of various meetings in priority programs of DFG, BMBF, MPG cell biology (cytoskeleton, motor proteins), structural biology and AD
Member of German and international societies for cell biology, structural biology, neuroscience (e.g. DGZ, GBM, NWG, DGfB, ASCB, SfN, ASBMB)
Honors and Awards
2013
Khalid Iqbal Lifetime Achievement Award (Alzheimer's Assoc., USA)
2011
Potamkin Award for Alzheimer Research (Am. Acad. Neurology) & Chancellor's Award Neurosciences (LSU, New Orleans)
2010
Metlife Award Alzheimer Research (Metlife Foundation)
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