Background
Winnacker, Ernst-Ludwig was born on July 26, 1941 in Frankfurt, Germany. Son of Karl and Gertrud Winnacker.
Winnacker, Ernst-Ludwig was born on July 26, 1941 in Frankfurt, Germany. Son of Karl and Gertrud Winnacker.
Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry, Swiss Institute Technology, Zurich, Switzerland, 1965.
Postdoctoral fellow University California, Berkeley, California, 1968-1970, Karolinska Institute, Sweden, 1970-1972. Assistant professor Institute für Genetik, University KÖln, Germany, 1972-1974, associate professor, 1974-1977, University of München, Germany, 1977-1980. Professor Institut für Bio-chemical, München, since 1980.
Director Lab of Molecular Biology, Müchen, since 1984. Vice president German Research Agency, Bonn, since 1987, president, since 1998. Visiting professor Harvard Medical School, Boston, since 1991.
Member of United States Academy of Sciences, German Society for Biological Chemistry (president 1982-1987).
Married Antonetta Maria Niederer, June 14, 1968. Children: Thomas Jan, Vera Cecile.