Joachim Seelig#
| Sadly, this member passed away. | |
| Membership Number: | 531 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | PHYSIOLOGY & NEUROSCIENCE |
| Elected: | 1989 |
| Main Country of Residence: | SWITZERLAND |
Joachim Seelig passed away August 15, 2024.
Positions Held
- 1982 Professor of Structural Biology, Biozentrum, University of Basel
- 1974 Associate Professor, Department of Biophysical Chemistry, Biozentrum, University of Basel
- 1972 Group leader, Biozentrum, University of Basel
- 1972 Assistant Professor in Biophysical Chemistry (Habilitation), University of Basel
- 1970 - 1972 Research associate, Institute of Physical Chemistry, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland (Prof. G. Schwarz)
- 1968 - 1969 Research associate, Dept. of Chemistry, Stanford University, USA (Prof. H.M. McConnell)
Fields of Scholarship
- Biophysical techniques in membrane research and in in vivo biochemistry
Honours and Awards
- 1978 Science Distinguished Lecturership of the Simon-Frazer University, Vancouver, Canada
- 1983 Elected Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization
- 1987 Cloëtta-Prize, Foundation Prof. M. Cloëtta, Zürich
- 1988 Elected Member of the Academia Europaea
- 1991 New Horizon Lecture, 72. Tagung der Deutschen Röntgengesellschaft
- 1991 Bijvoet-Medal of the University of Utrecht, NL
- 1992 Festvortrag, Jahreshauptversammlung der Gesellschaft der Aerzte in Wien
- 1994 Heinrich-Wieland Preis, München
- 2000 Applied Physical Chemistry Award 2000 of the European Society of Applied Physical Chemistry
- 2003 Elected Member of the Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen (Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences)
- 2005 Avanti Award in Lipids of the Biophysical Society (USA)
- 2007 van Deenen Lecture, 48th International Conference on the Bioscience of Lipids, Turku, Finland
- 2008 Julian Sturtevant Award for Outstanding Contributions to Experimental Thermodynamics, Applications in BioCalorimetry 6 (abc6) conference
