Prof. Dr. Karl-Peter Hopfner

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Gene Center and Department of Biochemistry
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Feodor-Lynen-Straße 25
81377 Munich
Germany

Year	Function	Institute
Oct 22-Apr 23	Visiting Scholar	Lab of Elizabeth Villa, University of California San Diego, USA
since 2015	Director	Gene Center, Dept. Biochemistry, LMU Munich
2014-2015	Dean	Gene Center, Dept. Chemistry and Biochemistry, LMU Munich
2010	Full professor (W3)	Gene Center, Dept. Biochemistry, LMU Munich
2007-2009	Full professor (W3)	Gene Center, Dept. Chemistry and Biochemistry, LMU Munich
2005-2007	Associate professor (C3)	Gene Center, Dept. Chemistry and Biochemistry, LMU Munich
2001-2005	Tenure track professor (C3)	Gene Center, Dept. Chemistry and Biochemistry, LMU Munich
1999-2001	Postdoctoral researcher	The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, USA
1998-1999	Postdoctoral researcher	Max-Planck-Institute for Biochemistry, Martinsried (with Robert Huber)
1997	PhD in Biochemistry	Technical University Munich. Advisor: Prof. Robert Huber
1994-1997	PhD thesis	Max-Planck-Institute for Biochemistry, Martinsried. Advisor: Prof. Robert Huber
1994	Diploma thesis	Laboratory of Prof. Di Cera, Washington University Medical School, St. Louis, USA
1988-1994	Study of biology	University of Regensburg and Washington

2018 ERC advanced grant
2017 Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize (DFG)
2015 Member of the Max Planck Society and external scientific member of the Max-Planck-
Institute of Biochemistry
2014 Elected Member of the German Academy of Sciences, Leopoldina
2012 ERC advanced grant
2011 m4 Award
2010 Elected EMBO Member
2002 EMBO Young Investigator Award
1997 Young Investigator Prize, LEOPOLDIN
1999-2001 BASF Postgraduate Fellowship
1994-1997 PhD Fellowship, Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes
1991-1992 DAAD Fellowship
1991-1994 Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes