Prof. Dr. Klaus Funke
Prof. Dr. Klaus Funke
Department of Neurophysiology
Experimental Cortical Plasticity
Medical Faculty
Ruhr-Universität Bochum, MA 3/151
klaus.funke@ruhr-uni-bochum.de
Tel: ++49 - (0)234 - 32 - 23944
Fax: ++49 - (0)234 - 32 - 14192
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Curriculum Vitae
| Date/Place of birth | 09 Nov 1956, Essen, Germany |
| 1978-1983 | Study of Biology at the Ruhr-University of Bochum |
| 09.12.1983 | Diploma in Biology, Thesis: „Significance of the spinal dorsal column for the somesthetic system in birds“ |
| 1984-1987 | Assistant at the department of Thermoregulation (Prof. Necker) |
| 27.04.1988 | PhD in natural sciences (Dr. rer. nat.), Faculty of Biology, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Thesis: „The central somatosensory system of birds – electrophysiological and neuroanatomical studies“ |
| 05.04.1988 | Postdoc assistent Department of Neurophysiology, Medical Faculty, Ruhr-Universität Bochum |
| 01.04.1990-31.12.1995 | Member of the DFG program „NeuroVision - Neurobiology of the Visual System“ |
| 01.01.1996-31.12.2007 | Member of the Collaborative Research Center 509 of the DFG, „NeuroVision - Neuronal Mechanisms of Vision“ TP A2 (Funke) & TP A4 (Wörgötter/Funke) |
| 06.12.1996 | Habilitation in Physiology Topic of the Habilitation-Thesis: „Extra-retinal Modulation of the Processing of Visual Signals in the Lateral Geniculate Nucleus“ |
| since 01.06.1998 | Permanent position (Akademischer Rat), Department of Neurophysiology, Medial Faculty, Ruhr-Universität Bochum |
| 01.06.2000 | Appointment for „Akademischer Oberrat“ |
| 20.06.2002 | Nomination to APL-Professor |
| since 01.07.2010 | Member of the Collaborative Research Center 874 of DFG, „Integration and Representation of Sensory Processes“ TP A4 (Funke) |
| Membership of Scientific Societies: | |
| since 1989 | European Neuroscience Association (ENA) |
| since 1998 | Federation of European Neuroscience Societies (FENS) |
| since 1993 | Society for Neuroscience (SfN), USA |
| since 1996 | Deutsche Neurowissenschaftliche Gesellschaft e.V. (NWG) |
| since 1996 | Deutsche Physiologische Gesellschaft e.V. (DPG) |
| Further memberships: | |
| since 2002 | Member of the Graduate School “Development and Plasticity of the Nervous System” (DFG 736) |
| since 2003 | Member of the “International Graduate School for Neuroscience”, Bochum |
| since 2003 | Editorial Board Member NeuroReport, LWW |
| since 2006 | Member of the “International Graduate School for Life Sciences” (IGB), Bochum |
| Current Fundings: | |
| since 2009 | Grant of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), FU 256/3-1, 3-2 |
| since 2010 | Collaborative Research Center 874 (DFG), TP A4 |
| Date/Place of birth | 09 Nov 1956 in Essen, Germany |
| 1978-1983 |
Study of Biology at the Ruhr-University of Bochum |
| 09.12.1983 | Diploma in Biology, Thesis: „Significance of the spinal dorsal column for the somesthetic system in birds“ |
| 1984-1987 |
Assistant at the department of Thermoregulation (Prof. |
| 27.04.1988 | PhD in natural sciences (Dr. rer. nat.), Faculty of Biology, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Thesis: „The central somatosensory system of birds – electrophysiological and neuroanatomical studies“ |
| 05.04.1988 | Postdoc assistent Department of Neurophysiology, Medical Faculty, Ruhr-Universität Bochum |
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01.04.1990-31.12.1995 |
Member of the DFG program „NeuroVision - Neurobiology of the Visual System“ |
| 01.01.1996-31.12.2007 |
Member of the Collaborative Research Center 509 of the DFG, „NeuroVision - Neuronal Mechanisms of Vision“ TP A2 (Funke) & TP A4 (Wörgötter/Funke) |
| 06.12.1996 | Habilitation in Physiology Topic of the Habilitation-Thesis: „Extra-retinal Modulation of the Processing of Visual Signals in the Lateral Geniculate Nucleus“ |
| since 01.06.1998 | Permanent position (Akademischer Rat), Department of Neurophysiology, Medial Faculty, Ruhr-Universität Bochum |
| 01.06.2000 | Appointment for „Akademischer Oberrat“ |
| 20.06.2002 | Nomination to APL-Professor |
| since 01.07.2010 | Member of the Collaborative Research Center 874 of DFG, „Integration and Representation of Sensory Processes“ TP A4 (Funke) |
| Membership of Scientific Societies: | |
| since 1989 | European Neuroscience Association (ENA) |
| since 1998 | Federation of European Neuroscience Societies (FENS) |
| since 1993 | Society for Neuroscience (SfN), USA |
| since 1996 | Deutsche Neurowissenschaftliche Gesellschaft e.V. (NWG) |
| since 1996 | Deutsche Physiologische Gesellschaft e.V. (DPG) |
| Further memberships: | |
| since 2002 | Member of the Graduate School “Development and Plasticity of the Nervous System” (DFG 736) |
| since 2003 | Member of the “International Graduate School for Neuroscience”, Bochum |
| since 2003 | Editorial Board Member NeuroReport, LWW |
| since 2006 | Member of the “International Graduate School for Life Sciences” (IGB), Bochum |
| Current Fundings: | |
| since 2009 | Grant of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), FU 256/3-1, 3-2 |
| since 2010 | Collaborative Research Center 874 (DFG), TP A4 |