Wilhelm Stoffel
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  uni-koeln.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 |