Nikolaus Pfanner
Nikolaus Pfanner (born September 10, 1956 in Simmerberg im Allgäu ) is a German physician specializing in biochemistry and cell biology . Together with Jürgen Soll , he received the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize in 2004 .
Life
After graduating from high school in Lindau, Pfanner studied medicine in Munich and received his doctorate there in 1985. He stayed in Munich as a postdoctoral fellow until 1986 and in the following year took over the leadership of a research group with research on the molecular basis of the biogenesis of cell organelles . As part of this research, Pfanner spent a year at Princeton University . In 1990 he completed his habilitation in physiological chemistry . In 1992 apprenticeships were made to Marburg, Homburg, Berlin and Freiburg. Nikolaus Pfanner decided in favor of Freiburg and has since been Professor and Director at the Institute for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg. In 1996 he was appointed expert reviewer for the German Research Foundation for Biochemistry. From 2009 to 2011 Nikolaus Pfanner was President of the Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (GBM). In 2000 he was elected a member of the Leopoldina .
Nikolaus Pfanner is married and has two children.
research
Pfanner has made significant findings in cell research. He was able to discover several receptors and transport routes, so-called channels, of the proteins on their way from their "place of birth" in the cytosol to the mitochondria and describe their functioning. His research in the field of protein production and protein transport is now part of textbooks for cell biology and biochemistry.
Fonts
- On the role of the membrane potential in the import of mitochondrial precursor proteins , Munich, University dissertation, 1985
- as well as 113 original publications and 76
Awards
- 1991: Award of the University of Munich
- 1994: Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
- 2002: Max Planck Research Prize for International Cooperation
- 2004: Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize
- 2004: Member of the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences
- 2005: Member of the Academia Europaea
- 2008: State Research Prize Baden-Württemberg
- 2012: Hector Science Award
- since 2013: Member of the Hector Fellow Academy
- 2014: Prize from the Feldberg Foundation
- 2015: Otto Warburg Medal
- 2015: Federal Cross of Merit on ribbon
Web links
- Literature by and about Nikolaus Pfanner in the catalog of the German National Library
- DFG entry on Nikolaus Pfanner ( Memento from March 12, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
- CV Nikolaus Pfanner
Individual evidence
- ↑ Member entry of Nikolaus Pfanner at the German Academy of Natural Scientists Leopoldina , accessed on July 16, 2016.
- ^ Publications of Pfanner Lab
- ^ Membership directory: Nikolaus Pfanner. Academia Europaea, accessed on July 13, 2017 .
- ↑ LFP award winners ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. mwk.baden-wuerttemberg.de. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
- ↑ Awarding of the Hector Science Prize
- ^ Founding ceremony of the Hector Fellow Academy
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pfanner, Nicholas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German physician specializing in biochemists and cell biologists |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 10, 1956 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Simmerberg in the Allgäu |