Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne

Prof. Dr. Peter Kloppenburg - Curriculum Vitae

Education and professional career

2016: Acting Director, Institut für Zoologie, Universität zu Köln
2011 - 2012: Acting Director, Department für Biologie, Universität zu Köln
2006 - 2008: Acting Director, Institut für Zoologie, Universität zu Köln
since 2002: Professor for Cellular Neurophysiology, Institut für Zoologie, Universität zu Köln
1996 - 2001: Research Associate, Department of Neurobiology & Department of Applied and Engineering; Physics, NIH Developmental Resource for Biophysical Imaging and Opto-Electronics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA;(Mentors: Profs. RM Harris-Warrick and WW Webb)
1996: Visiting Research Fellow at the Department for Zoology and Centre for Neuroscience, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand (Host: Prof. AR Mercer)
1994: Neurobiology Course, Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA, USA
1991: Dr. rer. nat. in Neurobiology (summa cum laude), Technische Universität Berlin (Supervisor: Prof. Dr. J Erber)
1991 - 1996: Postdoctoral Fellow (DFG) and Research Associate, Arizona Research Laboratories, Division of Neurobiology, Tucson, AZ, USA (Mentor: Prof. JG Hildebrand)
1986 - 1991: Technische Universität Berlin, Dissertation
1986: Diplom in Biology, Christian Albrechts Universität Kiel (Supervisor: Prof. W Wünnenberg)
1980 - 1986: Freie Universität Berlin and Christian Albrechts Universität Kiel, Biology/Chemistry

Awards, distinctions and professional activities

2013: Max Delbrück-Preis, Universität zu Köln
1995 - 1996: Fellow of the Center of Excellence for Insect Science, Tucson, AZ, USA
1995: Grass Research Fellow in Neurophysiology, Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA,USA
1991: Tiburtius-Preis for Dissertation, Berliner Senatsverwaltung für Wissenschaft, Forschung und Kultur

Publications

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