Jürgen Hescheler
Jürgen Hescheler (born May 2, 1959 in Saarbrücken ) is a German physiologist and stem cell researcher . He is director of the Institute for Neurophysiology at the University of Cologne.
Life
In 1978 Hescheler became the national winner in the field of mathematics / computer science at Jugend forscht . After graduating from high school, Hescheler studied medicine at the Saarland University from 1978 to 1984 . He then became a research assistant at the 2nd Physiological Institute and completed his habilitation at the same university in 1988. Until 1993, he was a research assistant at the Free University of Berlin. In 1994 Hescheler became professor and director of the Institute for Neurophysiology at the University Clinic in Cologne.
In 2004 he founded the German Society for Stem Cell Research and is its president. He received an honorary doctorate from Tongji Medical University in Wuhan in 2009. In 2012 he was appointed coordinator of the European Detective consortium ("Detection of endpoints and biomarkers of repeated dose toxicity using in vitro systems").
Web links
- ZWP online heads. zwp-online.de: CV, accessed on December 12, 2016 .
- Short biography. Institute for Neurophysiology at the University of Cologne, accessed on December 12, 2016 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Curriculum Vitae
- ↑ From national winner to renowned stem cell researcher. Jugend forscht, press release of September 21, 2015, accessed on April 19, 2018 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hescheler, Jürgen |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German physiologist and stem cell researcher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 2, 1959 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Saarbrücken |