Stefan Jentsch
Encyclopedia
Stefan Jentsch is a German cell biologist. He is a director at the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry
in Martinsried, Germany. He is known for his pioneer work in the field of protein modifications by ubiquitin and ubiquitin-like modifiers.
at the Free University of Berlin
, where he also obtained his Diplom
in 1979. Then he completed his Ph.D. at the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics
in Berlin in 1983.
After his Ph.D., he joined the laboratory of Alexander Varshavsky
at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
. Since 1988 he cam back to Germany and became a junior group leader at the Friedrich Miescher
Laboratory of the Max Planck Society
in Tübingen
in 1988 and then professor at the Center of Molecular Biology (ZMBH), University of Heidelberg in 1993. Since 1998 he became a director of Department of Molecular Cell Biology, the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry
in Martinsried.
Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry
The Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry is a research institute of the Max Planck Society located in Martinsried, a suburb of Munich. The Institute was "founded in 1973 by the merger of three formerly independent institutes: the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, the Max Planck Institute of...
in Martinsried, Germany. He is known for his pioneer work in the field of protein modifications by ubiquitin and ubiquitin-like modifiers.
Life
Jentsch studied biologyBiology
Biology is a natural science concerned with the study of life and living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, distribution, and taxonomy. Biology is a vast subject containing many subdivisions, topics, and disciplines...
at the Free University of Berlin
Free University of Berlin
Freie Universität Berlin is one of the leading and most prestigious research universities in Germany and continental Europe. It distinguishes itself through its modern and international character. It is the largest of the four universities in Berlin. Research at the university is focused on the...
, where he also obtained his Diplom
Diplom
A Diplom is an academic degree in the German-speaking countries Germany, Austria, and Switzerland and a similarly named degree in some other European countries including Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Estonia, Finland , Greece, Hungary, Russia, Serbia, Macedonia, Slovenia, and Ukraine...
in 1979. Then he completed his Ph.D. at the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics
Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics
The Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics is a research institute for molecular genetics based in Berlin, Germany. It is part of the Max Planck Institute network of the Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science.- External links :*...
in Berlin in 1983.
After his Ph.D., he joined the laboratory of Alexander Varshavsky
Alexander Varshavsky
Alexander Varshavsky is a Russian-American biochemist and recipient of the Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research, the Wolf Prize in Medicine and the Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize from Columbia University in 2001 for his research on ubiquitination...
at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT has five schools and one college, containing a total of 32 academic departments, with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological education and research.Founded in 1861 in...
. Since 1988 he cam back to Germany and became a junior group leader at the Friedrich Miescher
Friedrich Miescher
Johannes Friedrich Miescher was a Swiss physician and biologist. He was the first researcher to isolate and identify nucleic acid.-Biography:...
Laboratory of the Max Planck Society
Max Planck Society
The Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science is a formally independent non-governmental and non-profit association of German research institutes publicly funded by the federal and the 16 state governments of Germany....
in Tübingen
Tübingen
Tübingen is a traditional university town in central Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated south of the state capital, Stuttgart, on a ridge between the Neckar and Ammer rivers.-Geography:...
in 1988 and then professor at the Center of Molecular Biology (ZMBH), University of Heidelberg in 1993. Since 1998 he became a director of Department of Molecular Cell Biology, the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry
Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry
The Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry is a research institute of the Max Planck Society located in Martinsried, a suburb of Munich. The Institute was "founded in 1973 by the merger of three formerly independent institutes: the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, the Max Planck Institute of...
in Martinsried.
Prizes and awards
- 2011 Louis-Jeantet Prize for MedicineLouis-Jeantet Prize for MedicineThe Louis-Jeantet Prize for Medicine is awarded annually by the Louis-Jeantet Foundation to biomedical researchers in Europe; the awards are made each April...
- 2006 Honorary Professorship of Fudan UniversityFudan UniversityFudan University , located in Shanghai, is one of the oldest and most selective universities in China, and is a member of the C9 League. Its institutional predecessor was founded in 1905, shortly before the end of China's imperial Qing dynasty...
- 2003 Max-Planck Research Award
- 1996 Otto Bayer Award
- 1993 Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz PrizeGottfried Wilhelm Leibniz PrizeThe Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize is a research prize awarded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft every year since 1985 to scientists working in Germany. This highest German research prize consists of a research grant of 2.5 million euro, to be used within seven years...
- 1992 Otto Klung Prize for Chemistry