Winfried Denk

Winfried Denk (born November 12, 1957 in Munich ) is a German physicist . In 2003 he was awarded the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize .

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Denk studied physics with a focus on biophysics , first from 1978 to 1981 in Munich, then until 1984 in Zurich, where he graduated. He completed his doctoral studies in Ithaca, New York until 1989 and spent his postdoctoral time in Rüschlikon , Switzerland, in the IBM research laboratory before moving to Bell Laboratories in Murray Hill, New Jersey. In 1999 Winfried Denk became Director at the Max Planck Institute for Medical Research in Heidelberg, where he headed the Department of Biomedical Optics. Since September 2011 he has been Director at the Max Planck Institute for Neurobiology in Martinsried and heads the Department of Electrons - Photons - Neurons .

Denk mainly deals with the new and further development of microscopes. His two-photon microscope represented a breakthrough, as better results can be achieved with this microscope with significantly less energy consumption. The multi-quantum method, which is based on his investigations, allows, for example, better decoding of image movements on the retina. Denk is currently working on downsizing his microscopes. Brain research in particular promises new, far-reaching insights from this.

Awards

1998: Young Investigator Award from the Biophysical Society
2000: Rank Prize
2003: Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize
2006: W. Alden Spencer Award
2012: Kavli Prize for Neuroscience
2013: Member of the National Academy of Sciences, USA
2013: Rosenstiel Award
2014: Member of EMBO
2015: Brain Prize
2015: Zülch Prize
2015: Member of the Leopoldina
2016: Member of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences

Web links

Electrons - photons - neurons. neuro.mpg.de(Homepage at the MPI for Neurobiology).; accessed on April 13, 2019
Winfried Denk. kavli.org, 2012(English).; accessed on April 13, 2019
Detailed curriculum vitae. Retrieved April 13, 2019
Biomedical Optics Department. Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, archived from the original on March 15, 2015 .; Retrieved January 1, 1970
Dr. Winfried Denk - Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize 2003. DFG; accessed on April 13, 2019

Individual evidence

↑ EMBO enlarges its membership for 50th anniversary. Press release from May 8, 2014 at the Science Information Service (idw-online.de)
↑ Member entry of Winfried Denk (with CV) at the German Academy of Natural Scientists Leopoldina , accessed on May 19, 2016.
^ Member entry by Winfried Denk (with picture) at the Bavarian Academy of Sciences , accessed on May 19, 2016.

personal data
SURNAME	Think Winfried
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German physicist and neurobiologist
DATE OF BIRTH	November 12, 1957
PLACE OF BIRTH	Munich

[1] EMBO enlarges its membership for 50th anniversary. Press release from May 8, 2014 at the Science Information Service (idw-online.de)

[2] Member entry of Winfried Denk (with CV) at the German Academy of Natural Scientists Leopoldina , accessed on May 19, 2016.

[3] Member entry by Winfried Denk (with picture) at the Bavarian Academy of Sciences , accessed on May 19, 2016.