Research

Hauptarbeitsgebiete: Na-abhängige Transportsysteme (Kotransport von Na⁺ und Glucose; Na⁺-Kopplung des Cl^–-Transports; Beschreibung des Na⁺2Cl^–K⁺-Kotransportsystems); Elektrolyttransport in der Rektaldrüse des Hais; Anwendung der NMR-Spektroskopie für physiologische Fragestellungen; pH-Regulation; Osmolyten; Charakterisierung der Transportsysteme für Sorbitol

Career

• 1986-2005 Honorary Professor of Physiological Chemistry, Heinrich-Heine-Universität, Düsseldorf, Germany
• 1984-2005 Director, Department of Epithelial Physiology, Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology, Dortmund, Germany
• 1983-2013 Visiting Professor, Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, USA
• 1980-1983 Chairman, Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, USA
• 1979-1983 Professor of Physiology and Biophysics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, USA
• 1976 Honorary Professor of Biochemistry, Johann- Wolfgang- Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt/Main, Germany
• 1971-1979 Senior Research Associate and Group Leader, Max Planck Institute for Biophysics, Frankfurt/Main, Germany
• 1970 Habilitation and venia legendi for Biochemistry, Johann- Wolfgang- Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt/Main. Germany
• 1968 M.D., Freie Universität Berlin, Germany
• 1967-1970 Junior Research Associate, Max Planck Institute for Biophysics, Frankfurt/Main, Germany
• 1960-1966 Studies in Medicine and Chemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany

Projects

• 2005-2011 Director ConRuhr North America, academic liaison office of the university alliance “Metropole Ruhr” in New York
• 2000-2005 Founder and Chairman; International Max-Planck-Research School in Chemical Biology, Dortmund/Bochum, Germany

Honours and Memberships

• 2008 Medal of Merit, TU Dortmund University
• 2000 Member of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
• 1997 Honorary Degree in Medicine and Surgery, University Naples, Italy
• 1989 Homer Smith Award, American Society of Nephrology and New York Heart Association
• 1983 Scientific Member, Max Planck Society, Germany
• 1981 Fellow, New York Academy of Sciences, USA
• 1980 Robert Pitts Memorial Lectureship Award International Union of Physiological Sciences