Dietmar Vestweber

Dietmar Vestweber is a Professor of Cell Biology at the Medical Faculty, University of Münster (WWU), and a Founding Director at the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine since 2001. He previously served as Director at the Max Planck Institute for Physiological and Clinical Research (1999–2001) and as Director of the Institute for Cell Biology at the Centre for Molecular Biology of Inflammation (ZMBE) in Münster (1994–2006).

• Academic Rank: Professor
• Research Focus: Leukocyte trafficking in immune surveillance/inflammation, molecular mechanisms of endothelial cell integrity, and blood vessel formation

Scientific Awards:

• Elected Member of EMBO (2009)
• Elected Member of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina (2002)
• Elected Member of Academia Europaea (1998)
• Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize (1998)
• SmithKline Beecham Foundation Award (1996)
• Berlin-Brandenburgische Academy of Science Award (1996)
• Baden-Württemberg Research Award (1993)
• Max Planck Society Otto-Hahn Medal (1985)