Stefan Raunser
Direktor, Strukturbiochemie
Vita
Education
2001 – 2004
PhD in Biochemistry, University of Frankfurt, Germany, Supervisor: Dr. Werner Kühlbrandt,
Max Planck Institute of Biophysics, Frankfurt, Germany
1995 – 2000
Diploma degree (equivalent to M.Sc.) in Biology, University of Mainz, Germany
First German State Examination in Chemistry and Biology, University of Mainz, Germany
Supervisor of diploma thesis: Dr. H. Paulsen, University of Mainz, Germany
1995
Abitur with specialization in Biology, Chemistry and English
Current Positions
2015 – now
Honorary Professor, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
2015 – now
Adjunct Professor, Technical University Dortmund, Germany
2014 – now
Director, Department of Structural Biochemistry,
Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology, Dortmund, Germany
Previous Positions
2014
Full Professor, Department of Chemistry/Biology/Pharmacy,
Freie Universität Berlin, Germany
2008 – 2013
Independent Group Leader, Department of Physical Biochemistry,
Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology, Dortmund, Germany, 2003-06 Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology, Dortmund (Germany)
2005 –2008
Postdoctoral Researcher in the laboratory of Dr. T. Walz,
HHMI, Department of Cell Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
Fellowships and Awards
2022
Member of the North Rhine-Westphalian Academy of Sciences and Arts
2020
ERC Synergy Grant (together with D. Görlich, F. Schnorrer, M. Gautel)
2019
German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina Member
2018
EMBO Member
2017
Albert Szent-Gyorgyi Lecture Eötvös Loránd – University Budapest
2016
Randall Lecture – King’s College London University
2014
ERC Consolidator Grant
2013
Einstein-Professorship of the Einstein Foundation Berlin
2011 – 2014
Member of the “Junges Kolleg” (Academy of Sciences and Arts of North Rhine-Westphalia)
2009 – 2011
Member of the Global Young Faculty; Speaker of the Health group
2008 – 2013
Emmy-Noether Fellowship German Research Foundation (DFG)
2007 – 2008
Fellow of the German Academy of Sciences “Leopoldina”
2005 – 2006
Fellow of Harvard Medical School
2001 – 2004
Fellow of the German National Academic Foundation
1999
Fellow of the Johannes-Gutenberg University Foundation
1998 – 1999
Erasmus Fellow of the European Union
1995
Winner of the “Jugend forscht” competition in Palatinate