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Martin Lohse is a Professor for Pharmacology and Toxicology at Julius-Maximilians-University Wuerzburg since 1993. He has held leadership roles as Vice President for Research (2009–present) and Executive Director for Graduate Schools (2003–present). His research focuses on receptor physiology, signal transduction, and advanced fluorescence microscopy techniques, particularly for G-protein-coupled receptors in cardiac contexts.
- Initiator of Collaborative Research Center 478 "Regulatory Membrane Proteins"
- Chairman of Rudolf-Virchow-Center for Experimental Biomedicine (DFG center)
Education: Studied medicine and philosophy in Göttingen, London, and Paris; completed doctoral research in neurobiology (1978–1981) at the Max-Planck-Institute for Biophysical Chemistry and habilitation in pharmacology at Heidelberg University (1988).
Research Interests: His work spans receptor pharmacology, molecular mechanisms of desensitization, and real-time signaling visualization using fluorescence microscopy. He investigates adrenergic and GPCR systems in cardiac and cellular contexts.
Recent Research Trends: His publications emphasize GPCR dynamics, internalized receptor signaling, and their role in cardiac hypertrophy and persistent cAMP signals. Collaborations highlight interdisciplinary approaches combining molecular biology with advanced imaging.
Scientific Honors:
- Vice President, German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina (2009–2019)
- Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz-Prize (1999)
- Ernst-Jung-Prize for Medicine (2000)
- ERC Advanced Investigator Grant (2008)
- German Federal Cross of Merit, First Class (2002)
- Member, Bavarian Academy of Sciences (1998)
Labs and Teams: Leads the Rudolf-Virchow-Center for Experimental Biomedicine, a German Research Foundation (DFG) center, and initiated Collaborative Research Center 478. His work integrates academic leadership with cutting-edge receptor signaling research.
