Wilhelm Stoffel
Laboratory of Molecular Neuroscience
Department of Biochemistry
Senior Research Group CMMC
Faculty of Medicine
University of Cologne
Laboratory of Molecular Neuroscience
Department of Biochemistry
Senior Research Group CMMC
Faculty of Medicine
University of Cologne
Curriculum Vitae
| Personal data | Wilhelm Stoffel, Professor of Biochemistry |
| Born | April 30, 1928 in Cologne, Germany |
| Married to | Gisela Stoffel, children Thomas, Jeanette, Markus and Boris |
| Home | Kornelimünsterstrasse 14, 50933 Cologne |
| Office | Laboratory of Molecular Neuroscience Institute of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Cologne |
| Phone | +49 221 478 6881 wilhelm.stoffel(at)uni-koeln(dot)de |
Education and Appointments:
| 1934 -1938 | Primary School, Cologne |
| 1938 -1947 | Staatl. Apostel - Gymnasium, Cologne |
| 1947 -1952 | Medicine, University of Cologne |
| 1952 | M. D. degree, Cologne |
| 1951-1952 | Research fellow: Institute of Biochemistry, University of Uppsala (Prof. Dr. A. Tiselius) |
| 1953 -1957 | Chemistry, University of Bonn |
| 1957 | Diploma in Chemistry: Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Bonn (Prof. B. Helferich) and Stockholm (Prof. Dr. N. Löfgren) |
| 1959 | Ph.D. Chemistry, University of Cologne |
| 1957-1959 | Postdoctoral Research associate, The Rockefeller University, New York Prof. E. H. Ahrens (lipid metabolism) and Prof. L. Craig (protein chemistry) |
| 1959 -1960 | Postdoctoral Fellowship, Institute of Biochemistry, ETH Zurich (Prof. C. Martius) |
| 1960 | Research Associate, Institute of Biochemistry, University of Cologne |
| 1962 | Habilitation, University of Cologne |
| 1964 | University lectureship |
| 1967 | Visiting Professor Rockefeller University New York |
| 1967-1995 | Professor of Biochemistry and Director of the Institute of Biochemistry, Medical Faculty, University of Cologne |
| 1981 | Founder of the First Graduate College sponsored by the Fritz-Thyssen Foundation |
| 1993-1996 | Founder and Acting chairman of the First German Interdisciplinary Center of Molecular Medicine (ZMMK, CMMC) |
| 1996-present | Coordinator of the Neuroscience Section of the CMMC |
| Memberships: | Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften - Leopoldina 1968 European Molecular Biology Organization 1980 Gesellschaft für Biologische Chemie, President 1981-1983 Rheinisch-Westfälische Akademie der Wissenschaften 1984 Member of the German-American Academic Council, 1993-1997 Scientific Advisary Board Fritz-Thyssen Foundation 1980-2002 |
| Honors | Heinrich-Wieland-Preis, 1965 Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften - Leopoldina, 1968 Feldberg Prize, Feldberg Foundation, London, 1978 Otto Warburg Medal, Gesellschaft für Biochemie und Molekularbiologie, 1978 Preis der Therapiewoche, 1981 Ernst Jung-Preis für Medizin, 1990 Max-Planck-Research-Prize, 1993 Fogarthy International Scholar, 1994 Zülch Prize for Neuoscience Reasearch, Max Planck Society, 1998 |
| Honorary degree | Honorary doctor degree, Faculty of Medicine, University of Hamburg, 1994 University of Cologne, 2008 |