Reinhard Jahn
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Born21 December 1950
Leverkusen, Germany
AlmamaterUniversity of Göttingen
KnownforMembrane fusion
Awards
- Leibniz Prize (2000)
- Ernst Jung Prize (2006)
- Balzan Prize (2016)
Reinhard Jahn | |
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| Born | 21 December 1950 Leverkusen, Germany |
| Alma mater | University of Göttingen |
| Known for | Membrane fusion |
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| Fields | Biology |
| Institutions | University of Göttingen and Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry |
| Doctoral advisor | Hans-Dieter Söling |
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Reinhard Jahn (born 21 December 1950) is a German biophysicist and neurobiologist known for his studies of cellular membrane fusion. For these investigations, he has been honored with numerous awards, including the 2000 Leibniz Award. Jahn is currently director at the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry and the president of the University of Göttingen in Göttingen, Germany.
Reinhard Jahn was born in Leverkusen, Germany, in 1950. He moved to Göttingen to study biology and biochemistry. Working in the lab of Hans-Dieter Söling, in 1981 he received a PhD from the University of Göttingen.
