Mathias Jucker
Swiss neuroscientist (b. 1961) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mathias Jucker (born 7 July 1961 in Zürich, Switzerland) is a Swiss neuroscientist, Professor, and a Director at the Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research of the University of Tübingen. He is also a group leader at the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (German: Deutsches Zentrum für Neurodegenerative Erkrankungen, (DZNE)) in Tübingen. Jucker is known for his research on the basic biologic mechanisms underlying brain aging and Alzheimer's disease.[9]
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Born | (1961-07-07) 7 July 1961 (age 63) |
Nationality | Swiss |
Alma mater | ETH Zürich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich; German: Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich) |
Known for | Prion-like mechanisms in Alzheimer's disease |
Awards | Research Prize of the Swiss Alzheimer Association (2001)[1] Zenith Fellows Award (2006)[2] Soriano Lectureship (2010)[3] Hamburg Science Award from the Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Hamburg (2013)[4][5] Metlife Foundation Award for Medical Research in Alzheimer's Disease (2014)[6][7] International Prize for Translational Neuroscience of the Gertrud Reemtsma Foundation (Max-Planck-Gesellschaft) (2020)[8] |
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Institutions | National Institute of Aging, USA Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich, Switzerland University of Basel, Switzerland University of Tübingen, Germany |
Website | www www |
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