Prof. Dr. Jürgen Klingauf

Current affiliations

  • Institute of Medical Physics and Biophysics
  • Center for Soft Nanoscience

Curriculum Vitae (CV)

  • Mechanisms of exo- and endocyosis, with particular emphasis on synaptic vesicle recycling
  • cell physiology of synaptic transmission using electrophysiology and high-resolution imaging techniques

Academic Education

05/1999PhD in Physics (Dr. rer. nat.), University of Göttingen
04/1993 - 10/1994Degree Student with Prof. Erwin Neher, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Göttingen
04/1988 - 03/1994Studies of Biology and Physics, Universities of Hamburg and Bonn

Work Experience

since 10/2008Head of Institute of Medical Physics and Biophysics, University of Münster (WWU)
since 10/2008Professor (W3) of Medical Physics and Biophysics, Medical Faculty, University of Münster (WWU)
09/2001 - 10/2008Independent Research Group Leader, MPI Biophysical Chemistry, Göttingen
05/1999 - 08/2001Postdoc with Prof. Erwin Neher, Department of Membrane Biophysics, MPI Biophysical Chemistry, Göttingen
08/1995 - 09/1998Guest Researcher, Department of Molecular Cellular Physiology, Stanford Medical School, California, USA

Functions and Memberships

Member of the Society for Neuroscience, Washington D.C., USA
Member of the American Biophysical Society, Bethesda, MD, USA
Member of the German Society of Physiology, Rostock
since 2001Member of the Neuroscience Graduate Study Programme, Max Planck Institute and the University, Göttingen

Appointments

2007Offer to a Professorship, Yale University (rejected)
2007Offer to a Professorship for Cluster of Excellence Macromolecular Complexes, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main (rejected)

Publications

Schnieder, M.; Niemann, A.; Hüve, J.; Klingauf, J. (2024)
In: Optical and Quantum Electronics, 56
Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
Singh A; Thale S; Leibner T; Lamparter L; Ricker A; Nüsse H; Klingauf J; Galic M; Ohlberger M; Matis M (2024)
In: Nature Communications, 15(1)
Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
Schnieder, M.; Voß, F.; Hüve, J.; Klingauf, J. (2023)
In: Focus on Microscopy, Porto, Portugal.
Type of Publication: Poster
Schnieder M., Niemann A., Hüve J., Klingauf J. (2022)
In: Focus on Microscopy, Online, Online.
Type of Publication: Poster
Kaspar C, Lehrich J, Ivanenko A, Klingauf J, Pernie W (2020)
In: Optogenetics and Optical Manipulation, 11227
Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
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Projects

Duration: 01/01/2022 - 31/12/2025 | 2nd Funding period
Funded by: DFG - Collaborative Research Centre
Type of project: Main DFG-project hosted at University of Münster
Duration: 01/01/2022 - 31/12/2025 | 2nd Funding period
Funded by: DFG - Collaborative Research Centre
Type of project: Subproject in DFG-joint project hosted at University of Münster
Duration: 01/09/2018 - 31/08/2021
Funded by: Federal Ministry of Education and Research
Type of project: Participation in BMBF-joint project
Duration: 01/01/2018 - 31/12/2021 | 1st Funding period
Funded by: DFG - Collaborative Research Centre
Type of project: Main DFG-project hosted at University of Münster
Duration: 01/01/2018 - 31/12/2021 | 1st 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

Grant from the Human Frontier Science Program Organisation
Awarded by: International Human Frontier Science Program Organization (HFSP)
Award given to: Klingauf, Jürgen
Date of awarding: 01/01/2002
Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction
PhD Fellowship
Awarded by: Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds (BIF)
Award given to: Klingauf, Jürgen
Announced at: 01/01/1995
Type of distinction: Scholarship

Doctorates

The Role of Giant Ankyrins in the Organization and Stabilization of the Synaptic Cytoskeleton at the Drosophila Neuromuscular Junction
Candidate: Göllner, Bernd | Supervisors: Aberle, Hermann; Klämbt, Christian; Klingauf, Jürgen
Period of time: 30/07/2007 - 19/10/2011
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster