Prof. Dr. Peter Hegemann
Former member of UniCat's Executive Board (2008-2010)
Research interests
Light-activated proteins, biochemistry and electrophysiology
Research Fields in UniCat
2007-2011: B4
Selection of research projects
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Relevant News
Professor Katrina T. Forest awarded with an Einstein Visiting Fellowship
We are glad to announce the successful application of Prof. Katrina T. Forest (University of Wisconsin-Madison) for an Einstein Visiting Fellowship. Prof. K. T. Forest will start a new research project on light-driven biocatalysis in Berlin within the fram
Canada Gairdner International Award for Prof. Peter Hegemann
UniCat Prof. Peter Hegemann was announced a 2018 Canada Gairdner International Award Laureate, together with Karl Deisseroth, Stanford University, and Edward S. Boyden, MIT. They receive the award “for the discovery of light-gated ion channel mechanisms, a
Otto-Warburg Medal 2018 for Opto Geneticist
This year UniCat Professor Dr. Peter Hegemann will be awarded the Otto-Warburg Medal. With the award Prof. Hegemann will be honored for his research in the field of light-driven ion channels, the Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (GBM) announc
Mendel medal for Peter Hegemann
The National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina awarded bio-physicist and UniCat professor Peter Hegemann the Mendel medal.
Harvey Prize in Human Health for Peter Hegemann
The 2016 Harvey Prize in the field of Human Health was awarded to Prof. Peter Hegemann and Prof. Karl Diesseroth on 11 June 2017 at the Technion Institute of Technology in Haifa, Israel.
Massry Prize for Peter Hegemann
The winners of the 2016 Meira and Shaul G. Massry Prize are a trio of scientists — Gero Miesenboeck, Peter Hegemann, and Karl Deisseroth — whose research paved the way for a breakthrough technology called optogenetics that has revolutionized the way scient
Using light to switch on nerve cells
Research prize for UniCat Professor Peter Hegeman, founder of optogenetics[more]
Hertie Senior Research Professorship in Neuroscience for Peter Hegemann
The non-profit Hertie Foundation today honored UniCat Professor Peter Hegemann in St. Paul's Church in Frankfurt for his many years of outstanding research achievements by awarding him the Hertie Senior Research Professorship in Neuroscience in the a[more]
