Nikolaus Weiskopf

Nikolaus Weiskopf is a Research Professor and Director of the Department of Neurophysics at the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences in Leipzig, Germany. He holds Honorary Professorships at the Faculty of Physics and Earth Sciences at the University of Leipzig and at the Institute of Neurology, University College London (UCL). His career includes roles as Head of the Physics Group at the Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging (UCL) and Professor of MR Physics and Neuroimaging at UCL's Institute of Neurology. He transitioned to full-time leadership at the Max Planck Institute in 2016.

Education: B.Sc./M.Sc. in Physics from Eberhard Karls University (Tuebingen, Germany), Ph.D. from the Graduate School of Neural & Behavioural Sciences and International Max Planck Research School (Tuebingen). Postdoctoral training at UCL's Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging.

Research interests focus on advanced MRI techniques, neuroimaging methodologies, and the physics underlying brain imaging. His work bridges biophysics and neuroscience to enhance understanding of brain structure and function.

Lab affiliations include the Department of Neurophysics at the Max Planck Institute, emphasizing cutting-edge neuroimaging research. No specific grants or advising roles are detailed in the text.