Erwin Neher

Erwin Neher
Erwin Neher
	Erwin Neher in June 2015
Born	20 March 1944; Landsberg am Lech, Bavaria, Germany
Nationality	German
Alma mater	Technical University of Munich; University of Wisconsin–Madison;
Known for	patch 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
Fields	Biophysics
Institutions	University of Göttingen; University of Wisconsin–Madison; Yale University; Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry;
Academic advisors	Charles F. Stevens
Website	www.mpg.de/323786/biophysikalische_chemie_wissM6

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
Nationality	German
Alma mater	Technical University of Munich University of Wisconsin–Madison
Known for	patch 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
Fields	Biophysics
Institutions	University of Göttingen University of Wisconsin–Madison Yale University Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry
Academic advisors	Charles F. Stevens

Website	www.mpg.de/323786/biophysikalische_chemie_wissM6