Background
Kühlbrandt, Werner was born on December 7, 1951 in Bayreuth, Germany. Son of Horst and Elfriede (Gärtner) Kühlbrandt.
Kühlbrandt, Werner was born on December 7, 1951 in Bayreuth, Germany. Son of Horst and Elfriede (Gärtner) Kühlbrandt.
Diploma in chemistry with distinction, Free University Berlin, 1977. Doctor of Philosophy, Medical Research Council Laboratory Molecular Biology, Cambridge, England, 1981. Habilitation, University Heidelberg, Germany, 1992.
Postdoctoral research fellow Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich, Switzerland, 1981-1984. Research assistant Imperial College, London, 1984-1988. Group leader European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Heidelberg, 1988-1996, senior scientist, 1994-1996.
Director Max-Planck Institute for Biophysics, Frankfurt, Germany, 1997-1999. Professor Frankfurt University, Germany, since 1999. Visiting scientist Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, University California, Berkeley, 1988.
Member European Molecular Biology Organization, Max Planck Society, The Protein Society, Biophysical Society.
Married Hester Caroline Robinson, August 25, 1984. 1 child, Charlotte.