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Curriculum vitae Prof. Dr. Henrik Bringmann

  • Education

    2014 Habilitation
    Faculty of Biology, University of Göttingen, Germany
    2007 Dr. rer. nat., (summa cum laude)
    Laboratory of Prof. Anthony Hyman, Department of Cell Biology, Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics Dresden and Technical University Dresden, Germany
    2003 Diplom, (with distinction)
    Faculty of Biology, University of Heidelberg, Germany

  • Academic and Professional Career

    2018 – Full Professor of Animal Physiology / Neurophysiology (W3), tenured
    Faculty of Biology, University of Marburg, Germany
    2009 – 2018 Max Planck Research Group Leader (W2)
    Max Planck Research Group “Sleep and Wake”, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry Göttingen, Germany
    2014 – 2018 Privatdozent
    Faculty of Biology, University of Göttingen, Germany
    2008 Postdoctoral Researcher
    Laboratory of Dr. William Schafer, Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology Cambridge, United Kingdom
    2007 Postdoctoral Researcher
    Laboratory of Prof. Anthony Hyman, Department of Cell Biology, Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics Dresden, Germany

  • Institutional Responsibilities

    2018 - Faculty Member, Philipps-Universität Marburg
    2009 – 2018 Faculty Member, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Göttingen, Germany
    2009 – 2018 Full Member, Center for Systems Neuroscience, Göttingen, Germany
    2010 – 2018 Full Member, Developmental, Neural, and Behavioral Biology Master’s Program, Göttingen University, Germany
    2013 – 2018 Full Member, International Max Planck Research School Molecular Biology, Göttingen University, Germany
    2013 – 2018 Full Member, International Max Planck Research School Neuroscience, Göttingen University, Germany

  • Commissions of trust

    Ad hoc reviewer: Current Biology, eLife, EMBO Reports, Genetics, Lab on a Chip, Journal of Comparative Physiology B, Light: Science and Applications, Methods, Molecular Neurobiology, Nature Communications, Nature Protocols, Nature Reviews Neuroscience, PloS Biology, PloS Genetics, PloS One, Scientific Reports, Boehringer Ingelheim Foundation, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, European Research Council, National Science Foundation, United States – Israel Binational Agricultural Research and Development Fund. 2020 International C. elegans Neurobiology conference, Main Organizer together with Dr. Luisa Cochella, Austria. 2018 International C. elegans Development, Cell Biology and Gene Expression conference, Scientific Committee Member, Spain

  • Fellowships, Awards and Third Party Funding

    2009- External funding by ERC, DGF, Boehringer Ingelheim Foundation
    2009-2018 Three evaluations of the Max Planck Research Group “Sleep and Waking” as “excellent“ by the Scientific Advisory Board of the Max Planck Institute of Biophysical Chemistry Göttingen, Germany
    2015 European Research Council Starting Grant “SLEEPCONTROL”
    2008 Otto Hahn Medal of the Max Planck Society
    This award is given to outstanding young scientists for the work they did during their PhD
    2007 PhD received with “summa cum laude” (“with highest distinction”, best-possible result) received from The Technical University Dresden / Germany
    2004 – 2007 Predoctoral Fellowship/ Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds / Germany
    2000-2003 Stipend of the Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes

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