Prof. Dr. Andreas Engel, Emeritus 1986 - 2010 | Professor of Structural Biology Andreas Engel was professor of Structural Biology at the Biozentrum from 1986 to 2010. He established the biological use of molecular mass…

Prof. Dr. John Nicholls, Emeritus 1983 - 1998 | Professor of Pharmacology John Nicholls (*1929, † 2023) moved from Stanford University to become professor of Pharmacology at the Biozentrum from 1983 to 1998 where he taught…

Prof. Dr. Sonja Hofer 2013 − 2018 I Professor of Neurobiology Sonja Hofer studied biology at the Technical University of Munich. She received her PhD in 2006 at the Max Planck Institute of Neurobiology in Martinsried. After…

Prof. Dr. Yves-Alain Barde, Emeritus 2003 - 2013 | Professor of Neurobiology As professor of Neurobiology, Yves-Alain Barde was active in research and teaching at the Biozentrum from 2003 to 2013. In his research he focused…

Prof. Dr. Kaspar Vogt 2006 – 2014 | Professor of Pharmacology and Neurobiology Kaspar Vogt studied medicine and graduated in 1996 at the University of Berne. After postdoctoral research at both the University of California…

Prof. Dr. Hans Thoenen 1972 - 1977| Professor of Neurobiology Hans Thoenen (*1928, † 2012) studied medicine at the Universities of Bern and Innsbruck and worked in various institutes in Bern, Basel and Gent. In 1972, he was…

Prof. Dr. Max M. Burger 1972 - 1987 | Professor of Biochemistry Max M. Burger (*1933, † 2019) held the position of Professor of Biochemistry at the Biozentrum from 1972 to 1987. From 1987 to 2000, he directed the Friedrich…

Prof. Dr. Heinrich Reichert, Emeritus 2006 - 2015 | Professor of Neurobiology and Molecular Zoology Heinrich Reichert (*1949, † 2019) was Professor of Neurobiology and Molecular Zoology at the Biozentrum of the University of…

Prof. Dr. Martin Spiess, Emeritus 1986 - 2021 | Professor of Biochemistry As Professor of Biochemistry, Martin Spiess was active in research and teaching at the Biozentrum from 1986 until his retirement in 2021. From the…

Prof. Dr. Camilo Perez 2017 - 2023 | Professor of Structural Biology Camilo Perez studied biochemistry at the National University of Colombia in Bogota and received his PhD in Structural Biology from the Max Planck Institute…