Prof. Peter Hegemann
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Humboldt Universität zu Berlin Institute of Biology, Experimental Biophysics Invalidenstraße 42, D-10115 Berlin Tel: (+49) 030 2093 98272 E-Mail: Hegemann@rz.hu-berlin.de Web: http://www2.hu-berlin.de/biologie/expbp/
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Academic career
| Since 2015 | Hertie Professor für Neurowissenschaften |
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Since 2012 |
Visiting scientist at Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Janelia Farm, Ashburn,VA, USA |
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Since 2010 |
Speaker, DFG-Research Group FOR1279 “Protein-based Photoswitches” |
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2009-2012 |
Member, DFG-Senate Commission for SFB (Special Research Areas) Grants |
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Since 2005 |
Professor, Experimental Biophysics, Humboldt University, Berlin |
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2004-2010 |
Speaker, DFG Research Group FOR526 "Sensory Blue Light Receptors” |
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2000-2003 |
Speaker, Interdisciplinary Graduate School: "Sensory photoreceptors in natural and artificial systems“: GK 640 |
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1993-2004 |
Professor for Biochemistry, Universität Regensburg |
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1992 |
Habilitation, Ludwig-Maximilian-University München |
| 1986-92 | Work group „Photoreceptors of Microalgae“ at MPI for Biochemistry, Martinsried |
| 1985-86 | Post-Doc with K.W.Foster, Physics Department Syracuse University, NY, USA |
| 1980-84 |
PhD with D. Oesterhelt at Max-Planck Institut for Biochemistry, Martinsried, “Purification and Characterisation of the functional Cl– Pumps: Halorhodopsin", “Summa cum laude” |
| 1975-80 |
Studies in Chemistry in University of Münster and LMU Munich |
Main areas of research:
Photobiology of green algae, unusual rhodopsins, flavin-based photoreceptors, and nuclear gene targeting in algae, optogenetics. We are developing light-activated enzymes and incorporate photoreceptor domains into animal ion channels.