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CV of Prof. Peter Scheiffele
ORCID | 0000-0002-9516-9399 |
Nationality: | German |
Positions: | |
Since 2008 | Ordinarius für Zellbiologie und Entwicklungsbiologie Biozentrum der Universität Basel, Switzerland |
2001 – 2008 | Assistant Professor Department of Physiology and Cellular Biophysics Center for Neurobiology and Behavior Motor Neuron Center Columbia University, New York, USA |
Education: | |
1999 – 2001 | Postdoctoral Research Fellow University of California, Berkeley and University of California, San Francisco Supervisors Dr. Tito Serafini and Dr. Marc Tessier-Lavigne |
1994 – 1998 | PhD Student EMBL Heidelberg, Germany Supervisor Dr. Kai Simons Ph.D. thesis: “Mechanisms of apical membrane trafficking in polarized epithelial cells” |
1989 – 1994 | B.Sc. Biochemistry Freie Universität Berlin, Germany Supervisor Dr. Erich Lanka Diploma thesis: “Plant transformation by Agrobacterium tumefaciens” |
Selected Awards & Honors: | |
2020 | SNSF Advanced Grant |
2014 | Robert Bing Prize |
2005 | Simons Foundation Young Investigator Award |
2004 | John Merck Scholar Award |
2003 | Irma T. Hirschl Career Scientist Award |
2002 | Searle Scholar Award |
2002 | Klingenstein Fellowship in the Neurosciences |
2002 | Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow |
1999 | Human Frontiers Science Program Long-Term Fellowship |
Selected Memberships: | |
Since 2009 | Society for Neuroscience |