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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: | 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 |
