Erwin Neher

Erwin Neher (/ˈneɪər/;^[4] German: [ˈneːɐ]; born 20 March 1944) is a German biophysicist. His works focused on cell physiology. In 1991, with Bert Sakmann, he won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for "their discoveries concerning the function of single ion channels in cells".^[5][6][7]

Erwin Neher
Erwin Neher (2007)
Born	(1944-03-20) 20 March 1944 (age 81) Landsberg am Lech, Bavaria, Germany
Nationality	German
Alma mater	Technical University of Munich University of Wisconsin–Madison
Known for	patch clamp
Awards	Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1991) ForMemRS (1994) Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize (1987) Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize (1986)
Scientific career
Fields	Biophysics[1][2][3]
Institutions	University of Göttingen University of Wisconsin–Madison Yale University Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry
Academic advisors	Charles F. Stevens
Website	www.mpg.de/323786/biophysikalische_chemie_wissM6

He was elected a member of the Academia Europaea in 1989.^[8]