Martin Heisenberg

Martin Heisenberg
Martin Heisenberg, in the vineyards of Würzburg, 2015
Born (1940-08-07) August 7, 1940
Munich, Germany
Residence Würzburg, Germany
Citizenship Germany
Nationality German
Fields Neurobiology, Genetics
Institutions
Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics
University of Utah
University of Würzburg
Rudolf Virchow Center
Alma mater University of Tübingen
Doctoral advisor Max Delbrück

Martin Heisenberg (born 7 August 1940 in Munich)[1] is a German neurobiologist and geneticist. Before his retirement in 2008, he held the professorial chair for genetics and neurobiology at the Bio Centre of the University of Würzburg. Since then, he continues his research with a senior professorship at the Rudolf Virchow Center of the University of Würzburg. Heisenberg studied chemistry and molecular biology in Munich, Tübingen and Pasadena. In 1975 he became Professor of genetics and neurobiology at the University of Würzburg. Heisenberg's work has focused on the neurogenetics of Drosophila (the fruit fly), with the aim of investigating the genetic foundations of the Drosophila brain by studying the effect of genetic mutations on brain function. In addition, Heisenberg contributed a number of essays on the topics of science in society, perception, as well as the question of the freedom of the will. He was elected as a member of the Leopoldina in 1989.[2]

Martin Heisenberg is a son of the physicist Werner Heisenberg, who is known for the uncertainty principle. He is married to Apollonia, Countess of Eulenburg. They have four sons, including film director Benjamin Heisenberg. He is the brother of physicist Jochen Heisenberg.

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About Martin Heisenberg

References

  1. "Academy of Europe: CV". Ae-info.org. Retrieved 2012-12-27.
  2. "Mitgliederverzeichnis". Leopoldina.org. Retrieved 2012-12-27.
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