Peter Hegemann

German biophysicist · Germany · On the map · Academics · Born 1954 · age 71

Peter Hegemann is a Hertie Senior Research Chair for Neurosciences and a professor of Experimental Biophysics at the Department of Biology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany.

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A life in dates

2022Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and SciencesAward2021Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical ResearchAward2019Warren Alpert Foundation PrizeAward2018Canada Gairdner International AwardAwardOtto Warburg MedalAwardRumford PrizeAward2017Gregor Mendel MedalAward2016Harvey PrizeAwardHector WissenschaftspreisAward2015Berlin Science AwardAward2013Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz PrizeAwardLouis-Jeantet Prize for MedicineAwardThe Brain PrizeAward2010Karl Heinz Beckurts AwardAward1954Born11 December 1954

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Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences2022

Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research2021

Warren Alpert Foundation Prize2019

Canada Gairdner International Award2018

Rumford Prize2018

Otto Warburg Medal2018

Gregor Mendel Medal2017

Massry Prize2016

Hector Wissenschaftspreis2016

Harvey Prize2016

Berlin Science Award2015

Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize2013

The Brain Prize2013

Louis-Jeantet Prize for Medicine2013

Karl Heinz Beckurts Award2010

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About this person

He is known for his discovery of channelrhodopsin, a type of ion channels regulated by light, thereby serving as a light sensor. This created the field of optogenetics, a technique that controls the activities of specific neurons by applying light. He has received numerous accolades, including the Rumford Prize, the Shaw Prize in Life Science and Medicine, and the Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research.

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Germany