Curriculum Vitae
Advanced Professional Positions
- 2005 – present Friedrich-Schiedel-Professor of Neuroscience, TU Munich
- 2000 – 2004 Professor of Physiology (Chair), LMU Munich
- 1999 – 2000 Professor of Physiology (Chair), TU Munich
- 1993 – 1999 Professor of Physiology (Chair), Saarland University, Homburg
- 1989 – 1992 Research Group Leader, MPI for Biophysical Chemistry, Göttingen
Professional Experience and Postdoctoral Training
- 1986 – 1988 Research Assistant, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Göttingen, Department head: Bert Sakmann
- 1985 – 1986 Research Assistant, Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry, Munich, Department head: Hans Dieter Lux
- 1984 – 1985 Research Assistant, University of Pennsylvania, USA, Department head: Brian Salzberg
- 1982 – 1984 Research Assistant, Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry, Munich, Department head: Hans Dieter Lux
Academic Education
- 1978 – 1982 Doctoral training (MD), Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry, Munich, Mentor: Uwe Heinemann
- 1981 Medical School (State exam), LMU Munich
Honours, Awards, Scholarships and Other Qualifications
- 2013 Bauer Foundation Distinguished Guest Lecturer, Brandeis University, USA
- 2013 Plenary Lecture, Spanish Neuroscience Society Meeting, Oviedo, Spain
- 2013 Heller Lecture, Hebrew University Jerusalem
- 2013 ERC Advanced Grant
- 2011 Elected Member of the Bavarian Academy Sciences
- 2007 Plenary Lecture, Italian Neuroscience Society
- 2007 Carl-von-Linde Senior Fellow of the Institute for Advanced Study TUM
- 2006 Heinz Maier Leibnitz Medal of TUM
- 2005 Endowed Friedrich Schiedel Chair of Neuroscience at TUM
- 2004 Brooks Lecture, Harvard
- 2004 Elected Member of the Academia Europea
- 2003 Doctor honoris causa, Medical University Timisoara, Romania
- 2002 Elected member of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
- 2001 Leibniz Prize
- 2001 Max-Planck Prize
- 1999 Plenary Lecture, German Physiology Society Meeting
- 1999 Adolf Fick Prize for Physiology
- 1999 Feldberg Prize
- 1986 Michael Prize for Epileptology
- 1984 Feodor Lynen Fellowship of the Humboldt Foundation
Professional Activities, Memberships
- 2012 – present Principal Investigator, Excellence Cluster “Synergy”
- 2012 – present Principal Investigator, Excellence Cluster “CIPSM” (second round)
- 2010 – present Scientific advisory board, Max Planck Institute for Biophysics, Frankfurt
- 2009 – present Scientific advisory board,School of Biosciences, Cardiff, UK
- 2008 – present Member of various ERC review panels
- 2008 – present Dean for Research of the Medical Faculty, TU Munich
- 2007 – 2012 Principal Investigator, Excellence Cluster “CIPSM”
- 1999 – 2003 Review Committee, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
- 1999 – 2002 “Senatsausschuss” DFG for CRCs
- 1997 – 1999 Vice President for Research, Saarland University
Publications
- Chen X, Leischner U, Rochefort N, Nelken I and Konnerth A. Functional mapping of single spines in cortical neurons in vivo. Nature 475:501-505, 2011.
- Jia H, Rochefort N, Chen X and Konnerth A. Dendritic organization of sensory input to cortical neurons in vivo. Nature 464:1307-1312, 2010.
- Hartmann J, Dragicevic E, Adelsberger H, Henning H, Sumser M, Abramowitz J, Blum R, Dietrich A, Freichel M, Flockerzi V, Birnbaumer L and Konnerth A. TRPC3 channels are required for synaptic transmission and motor coordination. Neuron 59:392-398, 2008.
- Busche MA, Eichhoff G, Adelsberger H, Abramowski D, Wiederhold KH, Haass C, Staufenbiel M, Konnerth A and Garaschuk O. Clusters of Hyperactive Neurons Near Amyloid Plaques in a Mouse Model of Alzheimer’s Disease. Science 321:1686-1689, 2008.
- Takechi H, Eilers J and Konnerth A A new class of synaptic response involving calcium release in dendritic spines. Nature 396:757-760:1998.