Erwin Neher

Erwin Neher (German pronunciation: [ˈɛʁviːn ˈneːɐ] ⓘ; /ˈneɪər/; born 20 March 1944) is a German biophysicist, specializing in the field of cell physiology. For significant contribution in the field, in 1991 he was awarded, along with Bert Sakmann, the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for "their discoveries concerning the function of single ion channels in cells".

Erwin Neher
Erwin Neher in June 2015
Born (1944-03-20) 20 March 1944
Landsberg am Lech, Bavaria, Germany
NationalityGerman
Alma mater
  • Technical University of Munich
  • University of Wisconsin–Madison
Known forpatch clamp
Awards
  • W. Alden Spencer Award (1983)
  • Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1991)
  • ForMemRS (1994)
  • Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize (1987)
  • Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize (1986)
Scientific career
FieldsBiophysics
Institutions
  • University of Göttingen
  • University of Wisconsin–Madison
  • Yale University
  • Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry
Academic advisorsCharles F. Stevens
Websitewww.mpg.de/323786/biophysikalische_chemie_wissM6
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