Curriculum Vitae
Curriculum Vitae
Prof. Dr. med. Dr. rer. nat. Dres. h.c. Wilhelm Stoffel
Personal data
Wilhelm Stoffel, Professor em. of Biochemistry
Born: April 30, 1928 in Cologne, Germany
Died: June 24, 2025 in Cologne, Germany
Was married to: Gisela Stoffel
Wilhelm and Gisela Stoffel are parents of four children
Principal Investigator of the Laboratory of Molecular Neuroscience
Institute for Biochemistry and
Senior Research Group Leader at the Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne
Institute of Biochemistry, Joseph-Stelzmann. Str. 52, 50931 Cologne
E-mail: wilhelm.stoffel[at]uni-koeln.de
Overview - Education and Appointments
1934 - 1938 Primary School, Cologne
1938 - 1947 Staatliches Apostelgymnasium, Cologne
1947 - 1952 Medicine, University of Cologne
1952 M.D. degree, Cologne
1951 - 1952 Research fellow at Institute of Biochemistry, University of Uppsala (Prof. Dr. A. Tiselius)
1953 - 1957 Chemistry, University of Bonn
1957 Diploma - Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Bonn (Prof. B. Helferich) and Stockholm (Prof. Dr. N. Löfgren)
1959 Ph.D. Chemistry, University of Cologne
1957 - 1959 Postdoctoral Research associate, The Rockefeller University, New York (Prof. E. H. Ahrens (lipid metabolism) and Prof. L. Craig (protein chemistry))
1959 - 1960 Postdoctoral Fellowship, Institute of Biochemistry, ETH Zurich (Prof. C. Martius)
1960 Research Associate, Institute of Biochemistry, University of Cologne
1962 Habilitation, University of Cologne
1964 University Lectureship
1967 Visiting Professor Rockefeller University, New York
1967 - 1995 Professor of Biochemistry and Director of the Institute of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Cologne
1981 Founder of the First Graduate College under the auspices of the Fritz Thyssen Foundation
1992 - 1996 Founder and acting chair of the 1st German Interdisciplinary Center for Clinical Research: the Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne (CMMC) / Zentrum für Molekulare Medizin Köln (ZMMK)
1996 - 2025 Coordinator of the Neuroscience Section of the CMMC
Memberships
1968 - 2025 Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften, Leopoldina
1980 - 2025 European Molecular Biology Organization
1981 - 1983 President der Gesellschaft für Biologische Chemie
1984 Rheinisch-Westfälische Akademie der Wissenschaften
1993 - 1997 Member of the German-American Academic Council
1980 - 2002 Scientific Advisory Board Fritz Thyssen Foundation
Honors
1965 Heinrich-Wieland-Preis
1968 Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina
1978 Feldberg Prize, Feldberg Foundation, London
1978 Otto-Warburg-Medaille, Gesellschaft für Biochemie und Molekularbiologie
1981 Preis der Therapiewoche
1990 Ernst Jung‑Preis für Medizin
1993 Max Planck Research Award
1994 Fogarty International Scholar
1998 Zülch Prize for Neuroscience Research, Max Planck Society
Honorary Doctorate Degree, Faculty of Medicine
1994 University of Hamburg
2008 University of Cologne