Prof. Dr. Hans-Christian Pape

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Curriculum Vitae (CV)

  • Thalamo-cortical system functions, with reference to the wake/sleep-cycle, absence epilepsy, neurodegenration/-regeneration
  • Mechanisms of fear, anxiety and anxiety disorders with reference to functions of the amygdala, hippocampus, and prefrontal cortex
  • Experimental epilepsy research

Academic Education

07/1992Habilitation in Physiology
05/1987 - 12/1988Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Neurobiology, SUNY Stony Brook and Section of Neurobiology, Yale University, CT, USA
04/1983 - 04/1987Research Associate, Section of Neurophysiology, Medical Faculty, University of Duisburg-Essen
04/1986PhD in Medical Neurobiology (Dr. rer. nat.)
10/1976 - 03/1982Study of Biology, University of Bochum

Work Experience

since 12/2004Full Professor of Physiology (C4) and Director of Department of Physiology I (Neurophysiology), Medical Faculty, University of Münster (WWU)
04/1994 - 11/2004Professor and Director of the Department of Physiology, Medical Faculty, University of Magdeburg
01/1989 - 03/1994Assistant Professor, Department of Neurophysiology, Medical Faculty, University of Bochum

Functions and Memberships

since 2011Member of the German Science Council (Wissenschaftsrat)
01/2018 - 12/2022Präsident der Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung
2008 - 2020Spokesperson of the Transregional Collaborative Research Centre (SFBTRR58) ‘Fear, Anxiety, Anxiety Disorders’
2006Distinguished Teacher of the Year, University of Münster
1999 - 2005Local Spokesperson of the Transregional Collaborative Research Centre (SFB TRR3) ‘Mesial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy’
1999 - 2005Senate Member of the German Research Foundation (DFG)
1997 - 2004Spokesperson of the Collaborative Research Centre (SFB 426) ‘Limbic Structures and Functions’

Publications

Afsaneh Labbaf, Maurice Dellin, Marlene Komadowski, Dane M. Chetkovich, Niels Decher, Hans-Chrisitian Pape, Guiscard Seebohm, Thomas Budde, Mehrnoush Zobeiri (2023)
In: Biological Chemistry, 404(4)
Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
Oniani T, Vinnenberg L, Chaudhary R, Schreiber JA, Riske K, Williams B, Pape HC, White JA, Junker A, Seebohm G, Meuth SG, Hundehege P, Budde T, Zobeiri M (2022)
In: International Journal of Molecular Sciences (IJMS), 23(11)
Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
Park S, Flüthmann P, Wolany C, Goedecke L, Spenner HM, Budde T, Pape HC, Jüngling K (2021)
In: Pharmaceuticals, 14(6):519
Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
Bengoetxea X, Goedecke L, Remmes J, Blaesse P, Grosch T, Lesting J, Pape HC, Jüngling K (2021)
In: Biol Psychiatry, 90(3)
Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
Reinscheid RK, Mafessoni F, Lüttjohann A, Jüngling K, Pape HC, Schulz S (2021)
In: Peptides, 138:170506
Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
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Projects

Duration: 01/07/2016 - 31/12/2020 | 2nd Funding period
Funded by: DFG - Collaborative Research Centre
Type of project: Subproject in DFG-joint project hosted at University of Münster
Duration: 01/07/2016 - 30/06/2020 | 3rd Funding period
Funded by: DFG - Collaborative Research Centre
Type of project: Main DFG-project hosted at University of Münster
Duration: 01/07/2016 - 30/06/2020 | 3rd Funding period
Funded by: DFG - Collaborative Research Centre
Type of project: Subproject in DFG-joint project hosted at University of Münster
Duration: 01/07/2016 - 30/06/2020 | 3rd Funding period
Funded by: DFG - Collaborative Research Centre
Type of project: Subproject in DFG-joint project hosted at University of Münster
Duration: 01/07/2016 - 30/06/2020 | 3rd Funding period
Funded by: DFG - Collaborative Research Centre
Type of project: Subproject in DFG-joint project hosted at University of Münster
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Prizes

Ehrendoktorwürde 2023
Awarded by: Universität Würzburg
Award given to: Pape, Hans-Christian
Announced at: 06/11/2023 | Date of awarding: 06/11/2023
Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction
Research Award 2008 of the University of Münster
Awarded by: Rectorate of the University of Münster
Award given to: Jüngling, Kay, Pape, Hans-Christian, Seidenbecher, Thomas
Date of awarding: 15/01/2009
Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction
Max Planck Research Award
Awarded by: Alexander von Humboldt-Foundation and Max-Planck-Society
Award given to: Pape, Hans-Christian
Date of awarding: 15/11/2007
Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction
Member of the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
Awarded by: German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
Award given to: Pape, Hans-Christian
Date of awarding: 01/01/2003
Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz-Prize
Awarded by: German Research Foundation (DFG)
Award given to: Pape, Hans-Christian
Announced at: 15/02/1999 | Date of awarding: 15/02/1999
Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction
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Doctorates

The role of KCNQ channels in the thalamus
Candidate: Cerina, Manuela | Supervisors: Budde, Thomas; Weber, W.-M.; Pape, Hans-Christian
Period of time: 22/09/2010 - 09/08/2013
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
Synaptic plasticity and the role of the 65-kDa isoform of glutamic acid decarboxylase in GABAergic synaptic transmission in the lateral amygdala related to…
Candidate: Lange, Maren Denise | Supervisors: Pape, Hans-Christian; Sachser, Norbert; Budde, Thomas
Period of time: 12/03/2009 - 04/07/2012
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
Social defeat: impact on fear extinction and amygdala-prefrontal cortical theta synchrony in 5-HTT deficient mice
Candidate: Narayanan Naik, Venu | Supervisors: Pape, Hans-Christian; Sachser, Norbert; Budde, Thomas
Period of time: 08/04/2009 - 13/10/2011
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
Living in a dangerous world: the effects of early adversity and serotonin transporter genotype on the behavioural profile in mice
Candidate: Heiming, Rebecca | Supervisors: Sachser, Norbert; Kaiser, Silvia; Pape, Hans-Christian
Period of time: 29/01/2008 - 22/07/2011
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
The Modulation of Anxiety and Aggression by Genotype, Experience and Environment in Adulthood - A Study in Male Serotonin Transporter Knockout Mice -
Candidate: Jansen, Friederike | Supervisors: Sachser, Norbert; Pape, Hans-Christian
Period of time: 03/03/2008 - 08/04/2011
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
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