Herbert Zimmermann

Herbert Zimmermann is a Full Professor at the Institute of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany. He has held this position since 1983 and has previously served as a Full Professor at Oldenburg University (1980-1983) and as a Postdoctoral researcher at institutions including Max-Planck-Institute for Biophysical Chemistry and Cambridge University.

Research Interests include

• Purinergic signaling and extracellular nucleotides
• Ectonucleotidases and P2 receptors
• Synaptic transmission and proteomics
• Neurogenesis in adult organisms

Scientific Honors

• Johannes-Müller-Lecture (2000), Berlin, Germany
• Geoffrey Burnstock Lecture (2006), Ferrara, Italy
• Correspondent Academician of the Real Academia Nacional de Farmacia, Spain (2007)
• Member, Academia Europaea (2009)