Eva-Maria Neher
Eva-Maria Neher | |
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Mülheim an der Ruhr, West Germany | |
| Nationality | German |
| Occupation | Professor in microbiology |
| Known for | Founding the Göttingen Xlab |
Eva-Maria Neher (née Ruhr, born 22 November 1950) is a German scientist in the fields of
Nobel laureate for his Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. She is the recipient of many awards including the Lower Saxony State Prize.[1][2]
Biography
Neher was born in
Georg August University and then till 2000 she was on maternal leave. During this period she also taught experimental courses in chemistry and biology at the Free Waldorf School, Göttingen.[2] It was here she developed her approach for the Xlab which she founded in 2000, an experimental laboratory for young people. She has been its Managing and Executive Director ever since. Xlab has been housed in a separate building on the North Campus since 2004.[1][2]
When Neher was a professor at the University of Göttingen, she visited Moscow in June 1999. In 2013, she was a participant in the International Education Forum Hi-Tech Show in Moscow.[5]
Awards
Neher has received many awards, including:[2]
- Niedersächsischer Verdienstorden (Lower Saxony Order of Merit) in 2002
- GBM-Kommunikationspreis, Gesellschaft für Biochemie und Molekularbiologie e.V. (GBM Communication Award of the German Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology) in 2005
- Niedersächsischer Staatspreis (Lower Saxony State Prize) in 2007
- Honorary professorship, Department of Chemistry, Georg August University, Göttingen in 2009
- Bundesverdienstkreuz1. Klasse (Federal Cross of Merit First class) in 2009
References
- ^ a b "Eva-Maria Neher" (in German). Alumni Göttingen University. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- ^ a b c d e "Eva-Maria Neher". XLAB Göttingen. Archived from the original on 9 May 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- ^ Schoenfeld 2006, p. 264.
- ^ Narins 2001, p. 1625.
- ^ "Professor of the University of Gottingen, Dr. Eva-Maria Neher visited Moscow in June". Moscow: (ЦТПО) города Москвы. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
Bibliography
- Narins, Brigham (1 January 2001). Notable Scientists from 1900 to the Present: N-S. Gale Group. ISBN 978-0-7876-1755-4.
- Schoenfeld, Robert L (January 2006). Exploring the Nervous System: With Electronic Tools, an Institutional Base, a Network of Scientists. Universal-Publishers. ISBN 978-1-58112-461-3.
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